Guy Burgess was a supreme networker, with a contacts book that included everyone from statesmen to socialites, high-ranking government officials to the famous actors and literary figures of the day.
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The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower by Yaakov Katz
Weapon Wizards is an illuminating journey into the world of Israeli military innovation, technology, and the brilliant minds behind it.
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Isandlwana: How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire by Adrian Greaves
Isandlwana: How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire is an account of the Battle of Isandlwana, written by Dr. Adrian Greaves.
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Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer by Peter Wright
Spy Catcher is a memoir of Wright’s experiences as an MI5 officer and his research into the history of the British intelligence community.
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Spies in the Congo: America’s Atomic Mission in World War II by Susan Williams
“Spies in the Congo” is a well-written and engaging account of an important but little-known chapter in World War II history.
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My 5 Cambridge Friends: Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt, and Cairncross by Their KGB Controller by Yuri Modin
Yuri Modin’s book is a fascinating account of his interactions with the infamous Cambridge spy ring.
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Stalin’s Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring by Andrew Lownie
“Stalin’s Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring,” unravels the life of one of the most notorious spies in British history.
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre
“A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal” by Ben Macintyre is a riveting exploration of one of the most shocking betrayals in the history of intelligence operations.
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren
Very good account of the 1967 Arab-Israeli 6 Day War. The book offers a glimpse into the political and military dynamics that reshaped the modern Middle East in just six days.
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Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee – A Look Inside North Korea by Jang Jin-sung
Dear Leader by Jang Jin-sung embarks on an extraordinary odyssey through one of the world’s most secretive and repressive regimes.
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Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed by Henry S. F. Cooper
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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The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin’s Secret Service by Andrew Meier
“The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin’s Secret Service” reveals the remarkable life of Isiah Oggins, an American entangled in the shadowy dealings of Soviet intelligence.
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The Second World War: A Complete History by Martin Gilbert
A monumental work that offers an exhaustive and comprehensive account of one of the most significant events in human history.
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman
The Billion Dollar Spy is an extraordinary journey into the heart of Cold War espionage, where truth proves to be more thrilling than fiction.
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The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Power by Ronen Bergman
A book by Ronen Bergman that delves into the covert and often shadowy secret war with Iran and various Western nations.
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations by Ronen Bergman
“Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations” by Ronen Bergman is nothing short of a gripping journey into the clandestine world of espionage, covert operations, and the morally complex realm of targeted assassinations carried out by Israel’s intelligence agencies.
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson did a good job with his biography on Steve Jobs. It covered the great, good, bad and ugly of Steve Jobs.
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Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
In “Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service,” authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal deliver a riveting account of the covert world of Israel’s legendary intelligence agency, Mossad.
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Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos by Shaun Attwood
Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos is a 2016 book by Shaun Attwood that provides a comprehensive and well-researched account of the life and times of Pablo Escobar, the Colombian drug lord who was once one of the richest and most powerful men in the world.
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It’s Not About the Bike : My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong’s memoir, “It’s Not About the Bike,” is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the power of resilience.
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