by Ben Macintyre · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241972137
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«The Spy and the Traitor» is Ben Macintyre's historical essay on espionage, published by Penguin Books in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Oleg Gordievsky, a senior KGB officer, worked as a double agent for British MI6 during the Cold War and provided decisive information from inside Soviet intelligence. Ben Macintyre tells this true story of betrayal and courage, including the escape operation that got Gordievsky out of the Soviet Union.
The 2019 edition includes a new epilogue by the author. The work won the ALCS Dagger for Non-Fiction and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
For readers of twentieth-century history and real espionage seeking a non-fiction account with the pace of a thriller.
Benedict Richard Pierce Macintyre is a British writer. He has written many books, and received numerous awards for both fiction and non-fiction works.
