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Kim Philby Betrayal
October 18, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / War

Kim Philby Betrayal in A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby betrayal exposed in A Spy Among Friends—a true Cold War story of friendship, lies, and British intelligence failure.

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Dear Leader
October 16, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Asia / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Jang Jin-sung / Memoir / Nonfiction / Politics

Dear Leader: A True Story of Escape from North Korea

Dear Leader reveals a North Korean defector’s escape and exposes life inside the regime’s propaganda machine.

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Apollo 13
October 14, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American / American History / Astronomy / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOKS / GENRE / Henry S. F. Cooper / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Science / Space / Survival

Apollo 13: A True Story of Survival and Teamwork in Space

Apollo 13 was poised to be NASA’s third lunar landing, an emblem of American exceptionalism. However, fate had other plans.

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Complete History of WWII
October 10, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Martin Gilbert / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Reference / War / World History / World War II

The Complete History of WWII by Martin Gilbert

Complete history of WWII told through facts, battles, and voices from all sides in Martin Gilbert’s powerful single-volume account.

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Cold War Espionage
October 5, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / David E. Hoffman / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / War

The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage

Cold War espionage comes alive in this true story of CIA spy Adolf Tolkachev and his secret war against the Soviet Union.

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Mitrokhin Archive Book
September 7, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Christopher Andrew / Espionage / European History / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / Russian History / Vasilli Mitrokhin

Inside the KGB: A Review of the Mitrokhin Archive Book

Discover the truth behind the Mitrokhin Archive book and explore KGB secrets, Cold War espionage, and Soviet intelligence operations.

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Defend the Realm
September 4, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / British Literature / Christopher Andrew / Espionage / European History / GENRE / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

Defend the Realm: Inside the Authorized History of MI5

Defend the Realm explores MI5’s history, revealing secrets of espionage, counter-terrorism, and national security.

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