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master spy

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.

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the spy and the traitor

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.

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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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Mossad

September 25, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Jewish / Michael Bar-Zohar / Military Fiction / Nissim Mishal / Nonfiction / Politics / Thriller / War

Mossad Secret Missions: The Untold Stories of Israel’s Elite Intelligence Unit

Mossad secret missions exposed: The real spy operations that shaped history. Raw accounts from Israel’s intelligence wars.

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