In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner
discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of
strategically placed spies inside the United States. Over the
course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob
Lampshere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to
uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War
espionage - the atomic bomb. Opposites in nearly every way,
Lampshere and Gardner relentlessly followed a trail of clues that
helped them identify and take down the Soviet agents one by one,
including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. They uncovered atom spy Klaus
Fuchs in the UK. But at the centre of this spy ring, seemingly
beyond the American agents’ grasp, was the mysterious master spy
who pulled the strings of the KGB’s extensive campaign. Lampshere
and Gardner began to suspect that a mole buried deep in the
American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Centre
information on Venona. They raced to unmask the traitor and prevent
the Soviets from fulfilling Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s
threat: ‘We shall bury you!’ A breathtaking chapter of history
and a page-turning mystery that plays out against the tense,
life-and-death gamesmanship of the Cold War, this twisting thriller
begins at the end of World War II and leads all the way to the
execution of the Rosenbergs - a result that haunted both Gardner
and Lampshere.
General
Imprint: |
Amberley Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Howard Blum
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-398-11636-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-398-11636-X |
Barcode: |
9781398116368 |
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