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Spies, lies, and exile : the extraordinary story of Russian double agent George Blake
- Title
- Spies, lies, and exile : the extraordinary story of Russian double agent George Blake / Simon Kuper.
- Author
- Kuper, Simon
- Publication
- New York : The New Press, 2021.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | UB271.R92 B535 2021b | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 278 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The first biography of Russian Double Agent George Blake, one of the Cold War's most notorious spies"--
- Uniform Title
- Happy traitor
- Alternative Title
- Happy traitor
- Extraordinary story of Russian double agent George Blake
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain as "The happy traitor" by Profile Books Ltd, 2021."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-266) and index.
- Contents
- Preface to the US edition -- Finding Blake -- An ordinary Dutch boy -- A Jewish mansion in an Arab city -- Deception becomes daily habit -- A legendary centre of hidden power -- The prisoner converts -- Lunchtime spy -- A mole in Berlin -- The game is up -- The human cost -- Espionage, balls and rackets -- Foreign traitor -- Headstands in jail -- Straight out of Hitchcock -- Someone who adjusts easily -- Henri Curiel, a parallel life -- Cynicism and Christmas pudding -- 'Tragic I am not' -- Afterword.
- ISBN
- 9781620973752
- 1620973758
- 9781620973769 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2021935624
- OCLC
- on1250268939
- SCSB-14139268
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library