The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
David E. Hoffman
Discover the fascinating story of the spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment in the last years of the Cold War. Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer in a Soviet military design bureau, handed over tens of thousands of pages of top-secret technical secrets that allowed America to reshape its weapons systems and achieve near total superiority in the skies over Europe. Author David E. Hoffman creates an unprecedented and poignant portrait of Tolkachev, a man who risked it all to master the craft of spying against his own country. The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting that unfolds like an espionage thriller.
Publish Date
2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.23
ISBN
9780345805973
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2020-03-10T08:38:54.000Z
Finished the book "The Billion dollar spy". Fascinating details about how the craft really works.
This and ' The spy and the traitor" are 2 of the good books i hv read recently.
Read both if u like such stuff. – source2021-01-02T18:27:54.000Z
@yogabykate @mojaveb @alexrblackwell Other good books are Billion Dollar Spy, Wilderness of Mirrors (Martin), Mole by Hood, Betrayal in Berlin, Russians Among Us and the Spy Who Saved the World. The Angel about Israel and A Secret Life about Kuklinksi are good. – source2017-04-25T12:28:45.000Z
Just finished The Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman. Absolutely one of the best books I've ever read. @thedeadhandbook – source