![]() ![]() Macintyre not only has a nice turn of phrase but also delves into the psychology of the spy. I certainly have not read every espionage memoir or case history ever written, but I’ve read a fair number, and Macintyre’s book is simply the best book on a spy case I’ve ever read. Gordievsky was smuggled out of Moscow while he was under surveillance. In Philby’s case, though, it was the considerably easier task of smuggling himself out of Lebanon and to the Soviet Union. Like Philby, Gordievsky made a daring escape to be with the country he secretly served. Like Penkovsky, Oleg Gordievsky was a Soviet intelligence officer who was a double agent for the West. ![]() The only other contenders I can think for “greatest espionage story of the Cold War” would be those of Oleg Penkovsky and, of course, Kim Philby who Macintyre also wrote a book about. Review: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, Ben Macintyre, 2018.įor once, the subtitle on this one is not an exaggeration. More spy stuff because I decided to read a spy book from my library for every new one I reviewed. ![]()
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