A Brief History of the Spy - Modern Spying from.the Cold War to the War on Terror

This brief history offers a concise overview of “the Great Game” to uncover the true world of espionage beyond such fictional agents, with a clear focus on 1945 onwards, from the height of the Cold War to the War on Terror. This book includes stories of real-life spies, both famous and obscure, from either side of the Iron Curtain, along with previously secret details of War on Terror operations. Detailed stories of individual spies are set in the context of the development of the major espionage agencies, interspersed with anecdotes about gadgets, trickery, honey traps, and assassinations. A closing section examines the developing New Cold War, as Russia and the West confront each other once again The inside story of modern spying, from the Cold War to the ongoing War on Terror, drawing on recently released files.