Bibliograph

Spies, the secret showdown between America and Russia, Marc Favreau

Type

Label

Spies, the secret showdown between America and Russia, Marc Favreau

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-293) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 13 and up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1085582750

Responsibility statement

Marc Favreau

Sub title

the secret showdown between America and Russia

Summary

"An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape in ways that are still felt today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Seeing ghosts -- Part 1: Enemies. The defector -- The spy hunters -- The double -- Part 2: Deep freeze. Capital of the Cold War -- The pilot -- Missiles -- Part 3: Stalemate. Moscow rules -- War games -- The year of the spy -- Part 4: Thaw. The man without a face -- Epilogue: Mole hunt -- Acknowledgments -- KGB: key facts -- CIA: key facts -- Russian espionage since the end of the Cold War -- The CIA since the end of the Cold War -- Cold War timeline -- Cold War glossary -- Glossary of key espionage techniques

Target audience

adolescent

Creator