Espía y traidor
La mayor historia de espionaje de la Guerra Fría (Tiempo de Historia)
Ben MacIntyre
Esta es la historia, por primera vez contada en toda su verdad, de Oleg Gordievski, que llegó a ser un alto mando de la KGB soviética a la vez que actuaba como informador del MI6 británico: el hombre que con sus advertencias a los gobiernos británico y norteamericano consiguió evitar que en 1985 se desencadenase un holocausto atómico y ayudó a acelerar el fin de la Guerra Fría.
Ben Macintyre, maestro de la literatura de espionaje, consigue en esta ocasión, gracias a disponer de una información privilegiada, ofrecernos una imagen real de la actuación de los servicios secretos durante la Guerra Fría. Pero su libro es también la historia de un hombre que vivió en un constante riesgo de muerte y tuvo que tomar las decisiones más difíciles; un hombre cuyo odio por el comunismo tuvo el poder de cambiar el futuro de las naciones para protagonizar una historia con la que Macintyre consigue emocionarnos.
Fecha de publicación
2018-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
2018-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
4.51
ISBN
9781101904213
Recomendaciones
11
Recomendaciones
2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
This nonfiction account focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became a double agent for the British, and Aldrich Ames, the American turncoat who likely betrayed him. Macintyre’s retelling of their stories comes not only from Western sources (including Gordievsky himself) but also from the Russian perspective. It’s every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels. – fuente2019-06-05T14:34:05.000Z
just finished this yesterday. absolutely fantastic book. super recommend if you're into spycraft and espionage. bravo @BenMacintyre1 – fuente2023-01-28T09:19:46.000Z
A very very good start of the year 2023. As January ends, I read 5 books, 3 of which on Angola. I feel Angolan Expert already 🤣🤣. Very thought-provoking books written by authors with deep knowledges and grasps of subject matter. Found the month ending fast! – fuente2019-12-11T15:32:11.000Z
@iainkevanmorris My favourite book of the year. I’m guessing you’ve read his others? – fuente2020-12-13T23:01:18.000Z
@dceiver @samstein Truly excellent books. Picked up The Spy and the Traitor randomly and it was so good that i did realize it was a true story until i googled. – fuente2020-03-10T08:38:54.000Z
Finished the book "The Billion dollar spy". Fascinating details about how the craft really works.
This and ' The spy and the traitor" are 2 of the good books i hv read recently.
Read both if u like such stuff. – fuente2022-04-09T19:56:59.000Z
@tomhappens I understand. That makes perfect sense. Listen, Ben McIntyres books, I think you'd enjoy them IMMENSELY. Theyre non-fiction about MI5 and spying and whatnot and they're TRULY great. The Spy and the Traitor is where I began 😘😘😘😘😘😘 – fuente2021-01-02T18:21:05.000Z
@yogabykate @mojaveb @alexrblackwell Ok, here we go. There are so many good books. I'll focus on the ones that are good/accurate and fun to read. There are a bunch that are good but not really enjoyable. First, Ben McIntyre's books are fun reads - Agent Sonya, The Spy and Traitor, Op Mincemeat, Zigzag... – fuente2019-08-19T08:34:11.000Z
@holland_tom @BenMacintyre1 Oh it’s a brilliant book isn’t it. Another one I was sad to finish. – fuente2022-12-22T04:15:38.000Z
Book 16 on year: Spy and Traitor by Ben Macintyre - an absolutely riveting story of the life of a Russian double agent. Fascinating book about the craft, but the actual story of the Russian spy is really something. – fuente2019-07-31T09:23:16.000Z
Brilliant book by @BenMacintyre1 (The Spy and the Traitor), the true story of Oleg Gordievsky. Recommended. (cc @JonnyGeller) – fuente