The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Intelligence & Espionage History

Author: Ben Macintyre

A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain’s greatest historiansOn a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safew….Read More

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