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A Brotherhood of Spies Book Review: Monte Reel’s Cold War Espionage Story

A Brotherhood of Spies book review Monte Reel explores Cold War espionage, the U-2 spy plane, and the CIA’s secret intelligence operations.

January 11, 2025 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Scott Anderson / War

The Quiet Americans: A Look into the CIA Spies of the Cold War

Explore the lives of CIA spies in The Quiet Americans, a gripping look at espionage during the Cold War. Book review inside.

August 13, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / European History / Frederick Taylor / GENRE / German Literature / Germany / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / War / World History

The Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961–November 9, 1989 by Frederick Taylor

The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

July 16, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Adventure / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Crime / Espionage / GENRE / Gordon Corera / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service by Gordon Corera

The Art of Betrayal: by Gordon Corera is a comprehensive history of MI6, the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service.

March 27, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Memoir / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / Russian History / Tim Milne

Inside the Life of a Cold War Master Spy

Discover the life of a Cold War master spy, Kim Philby, and his betrayals, operations, and impact on British intelligence.

February 6, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Clint Richmond / Espionage / GENRE / History / Kenneth Sewell / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Russia / Terrorism / War

The Soviet Submarine Nuclear Strike Plot: A Review of Red Star Rogue

Red Star Rogue reveals a Soviet submarine nuclear strike plot during the Cold War, based on real events and declassified records.

February 2, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Annette Lawrence Drew / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Christopher Drew / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Politics / Sherry Sontag / War

Blind Man’s Bluff: A True Story of American Submarine Espionage

Discover the true story of American submarine espionage during the Cold War in this gripping and fact-based investigative book.

January 23, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / British Literature / Chapman Pincher / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / War

MI5 Soviet Infiltration: A Review of Their Trade is Treachery by Chapman Pincher

Explore MI5 Soviet infiltration in Chapman Pincher’s book Their Trade is Treachery, a landmark in Cold War espionage history.

January 20, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Memoir / Nonfiction / Oleg Kalugin / Politics / Russia

Book Review: Spymaster by Oleg Kalugin

Spymaster reveals Oleg Kalugin’s rise in the KGB, his break with the Soviet Union, and his story of Cold War espionage.

January 19, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Business / Evan Thomas / GENRE / History / Leadership / Nonfiction / Politics / The United States Of America / Walter Isaacson / World War II

Book Review: Wise Men by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas

The Wise Men explores the lives of six influential individuals who played a role in shaping American foreign policy after World War II.

November 4, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / Thriller / War

The Spy and the Traitor: A True Cold War Espionage Story

Explore The Spy and the Traitor and discover Oleg Gordievsky’s secret Cold War missions and bravery.

October 20, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Andrew Lownie / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / British Literature / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Memoir / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia

Stalin’s Englishman: Inside the Cambridge Spy Ring

“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.