How to catch a Russian spy the true story of an American civilian turned double agent
"In 2008, almost two decades after the Cold War was officially consigned to the history books, an average American guy in his twenties helped to bring down a top Russian spy based at the United Nations. This American had no formal espionage training. Everything he knew about spying he'd le...
| Main Authors: | Jamali, Naveed (Author), Henican, Ellis (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
2015.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
"In 2008, almost two decades after the Cold War was officially consigned to the history books, an average American guy in his twenties helped to bring down a top Russian spy based at the United Nations. This American had no formal espionage training. Everything he knew about spying he'd learned from books, movies, video games, and TV. And yet, with the help of an initially reluctant FBI duo, he ended up at the center of a highly successful counterintelligence operation that targeted Russian espionage in America"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 290 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781476788821 (hardcover) 1476788820 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: |
Ellis Henican is a newspaper columnist, TV political analyst, and author of several New York Times bestselling books. Ellis Henican is a newspaper columnist, a television commentator, and the coauthor of five New York Times bestsellers, including Damn Few . |