The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre is an enthralling journey into the heart of the Cold War where spies dictated the course of history.
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Deceiving the Deceivers: A Riveting Look at Espionage, Betrayal, and Cold War Secrets
Deceiving the Deceivers reveals Cold War spy secrets and questions the true roles of Philby, Maclean, and Burgess.
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Guy Burgess: The Spy Who Knew Everyone by Stewart Purvis
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 Book Review: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower
Read our Weapon Wizards book review to explore Israel’s military innovation and high-tech defense technology.
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Spy Catcher Book Review: A Gripping Account of Cold War Espionage
Spy Catcher book review exploring Peter Wright’s gripping MI5 memoir, revealing Cold War espionage and Soviet infiltration.
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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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Cambridge Spy Ring Book Review: Yuri Modin’s Account of Espionage and Betrayal
Discover the Cambridge Spy Ring book by Yuri Modin, offering a unique perspective on Cold War espionage and betrayal.
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Guy Burgess and the Cambridge Spy Ring: A Betrayal That Shaped the Cold War
“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 Book Review: Shaun Attwood’s Gripping Look at the Cocaine Kingpin
Pablo Escobar book summary and review of Shaun Attwood’s true crime story about the rise and fall of the Medellín cartel.
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