ENGLISH

The Anatomy of a Spy: A History of Espionage and Betrayal

By Michael Smith

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
ISBN
0750992573, 978-0750992572
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
571 kB (584357 bytes)
Edition
Original retail
Pages
336\0
Topic
History
Time added
2019-12-30 12:45:00
Intelligence & Espionage History

Description

IN this compelling investigation, author Michael Smith explores the critical moment in a spy’s life: that split-second decision to embrace a double life; to cheat and hide and hurt; to risk disgrace – even death – without any guarantee of being rewarded or even recognised. Each chapter centres on a number of different spies, following the path they took that led, finally, to the point of no return. Were they propelled by personal convictions? Blackmailed and left without a choice? Too desperate for money to think about the consequences? Through in-depth insider knowledge, Michael Smith also uncovers new and unknown cases, including a spy inside ISIS, President Trump’s links with Russia and Edward Snowden’s role as a whistle-blower, to offer compelling psychological portraits of these men and women, homing unerringly on the fault-lines and shady corners of their characters, their weaknesses and their strengths, the lies they tell other people, and the lies they always end up telling themselves.

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