The billion dollar spy : a true story of Cold War espionage and betrayal
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Top Floor
327.1209 H6752
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327.1209 H6752
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Book
Physical Desc
312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"From 1979 to 1985, Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer at a military research center, cracked open the secret Soviet military research establishment, using his access to hand over tens of thousands of pages of material about the latest advances in aviation technology, alerting the Americans to possible developments years in the future. He was one of the most productive and valuable spies ever to work for the United States in the four decades of global confrontation with the Soviet Union... Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA, as well as interviews with participants, Hoffman reveals how the depredations of the Soviet state motivated one man to master the craft of spying against his own nation until he was betrayed to the KGB by a disgruntled former CIA trainee."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aeronautics -- Research -- Soviet Union -- History.
Biographies.
Cold War.
Engineers -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
Espionage, American -- Soviet Union -- History.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Spies -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow -- Biography.
Spies -- United States -- Biography.
Tolkachev, Adolf, -- 1927-1986.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
Biographies.
Cold War.
Engineers -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
Espionage, American -- Soviet Union -- History.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Spies -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow -- Biography.
Spies -- United States -- Biography.
Tolkachev, Adolf, -- 1927-1986.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoffman, D. E. (2015). The billion dollar spy: a true story of Cold War espionage and betrayal (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. 2015. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal Doubleday, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal First edition., Doubleday, 2015.
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