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Dead Drop: TheTrue Story of Oleg Penkovsky and the Cold War´s Most Dangerous Operation
Jeremy Duns
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Paperback. The astonishing true Cold War story of how the CIA, MI6 and a Soviet agent saved the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (black and white), map (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
The astonishing true story of how the CIA, MI6 and a Soviet defector saved the world in 1962, as told in the new film, The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
In August 1960, a Soviet colonel called Oleg Penkovsky tried to make contact with the West. His first attempt was to approach two young American students in Moscow. He handed them a bulky envelope and pleaded with them to deliver it to the American embassy.
MI6 and the CIA came to believe Penkovsky was genuine and so the two agencies decided to run the operation jointly. It ... Read more
The astonishing true story of how the CIA, MI6 and a Soviet defector saved the world in 1962, as told in the new film, The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
In August 1960, a Soviet colonel called Oleg Penkovsky tried to make contact with the West. His first attempt was to approach two young American students in Moscow. He handed them a bulky envelope and pleaded with them to deliver it to the American embassy.
MI6 and the CIA came to believe Penkovsky was genuine and so the two agencies decided to run the operation jointly. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849839297
SKU
V9781849839297
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About Jeremy Duns
Jeremy Duns is British, but currently lives and works in Stockholm.
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