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Spies : the Secret Showdown Between America and Russia

Author: Favreau, Marc

Follett Number: 1643BR3
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, c2019, p2021
Format: 306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-54590-7
ISBN-10: 0-316-54590-2
Dewey: 327.1273
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
American Espionage History
Cold War
Kongelige Garnisonsbibliotek (Denmark). History
Russia Foreign Relations United States
Russian Espionage History
Spies Russia History
Spies United States History
United States Foreign Relations Russia
United States. Central Intelligence Agency History
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-293) and index.;Prologue: Seeing ghosts -- The defector -- The spy hunters -- The double -- Capital of the Cold War -- The pilot -- Missiles -- Moscow rules -- War games -- The year of the spy -- The man without a face -- Epilogue: Mole hunt. "An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
A thrilling, critically-acclaimed account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for young readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. The Cold War spanned five decades as America and the USSR engaged in a battle of ideologies with global ramifications. Over the course of the war, with the threat of mutually assured nuclear destruction looming, billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives were devoted to the art and practice of spying, ensuring that the world would never be the same. Rife with intrigue and filled with fascinating historical figures whose actions shine light on both the past and present, this timely work of narrative nonfiction explores the turbulence of the Cold War through the lens of the men and women who waged it behind closed doors, and helps explain the role secret and clandestine operations have played in America's history and its national security.

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