Description: Cold War Counterfeit Spies by Nigel West An astonishing examination of previously celebrated spies. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Cold War, with its air of mutual fear and distrust and the shadowy world of spies and secret agents, gave publishers the chance to produce countless stories of espionage, treachery and deception. What Nigel West has discovered is that the most egregious deceptions were in fact the stories themselves. In this remarkable investigation into the claims of many who portrayed themselves as key players in clandestine operations, the author has exposed a catalogue of misrepresentations and falsehoods. Did Greville Wynne really exfiltrate a GRU defector from Odessa? Was the frogman Buster Crabb abducted during a mission in Portsmouth Harbour? Did the KGB run a close-guarded training facility, as described by J. Bernard Hutton in School for Spies, which was modelled on a typical town in the American mid-west, so agents could be acclimatised to a non-Soviet environment? With the help of witnesses with first-hand experience, and recently declassified documents, Nigel West answers these and other fascinating questions from a time when secrecy and suspicion allowed the truth to be concealed. AUTHOR: Nigel West is an intelligence expert and critically-acclaimed author. Such is his depth of knowledge in these fields that The Sunday Times noted that, His information is often so precise that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services. His books are peppered with deliberate clues to potential front-page stories. In 1989 Nigel was voted The Experts Expert by The Observer. 16 b/w illustrations Author Biography NIGEL WEST is an intelligence expert and critically-acclaimed author. Such is his depth of knowledge in these fields that The Sunday Times noted that, His information is often so precise that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services. His books are peppered with deliberate clues to potential front-page stories. In 1989 Nigel was voted The Experts Expert by The Observer. Feature Explores dark secrets of the world of spies and secret agents during the Cold War. Details ISBN1399075098 Pages 264 Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 1399075098 ISBN-13 9781399075091 Format Paperback Imprint Frontline Books Place of Publication Barnsley Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 16 black and white illustrations Author Nigel West AU Release Date 2022-07-26 NZ Release Date 2022-07-26 Publication Date 2022-07-26 UK Release Date 2022-07-26 Subtitle Tales of Espionage - Genuine or Bogus? DEWEY B Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136343347;
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