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The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- Lu par : Ben Macintyre
- Durée : 14 h et 32 min
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one Sunday Times best seller
Shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword.
On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket.
The man was a spy. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. No spy had done more to damage the KGB. The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever....
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"The best true spy story I have ever read." (John Le Carré)
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Moxo
- 14/10/2021
loved it!
Ben MacIntyre tells stories like no other. The writing is wonderful and the voice rich in tones
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Bruce
- 28/03/2019
Great listen.
The audible equivalent of a book you can’t put down.
Gripping story. Well researched. The first book for a long time that I couldn’t wait to continue. Narrator does a great job with the Russian pronunciation as well. Simply enjoyable whilst informative.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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- Neuron
- 18/10/2018
Leave a beer capsule under the bench in the park
This book is as good as it gets when it comes to spy stories. It starts out strong – diving straight into the story – and then it just keeps going. I can be a drifter, but it was impossible to drift away while reading this book. It keeps the reader engaged at all times.
The protagonist is Oleg Gordievsky. A real person! Indeed, an actual former KGB spy who defected and joined MI6, becoming one of the most important spies in the cold war. If you like the show “The Americans” then you are almost guaranteed to enjoy this book as well. I particularly appreciated the descriptions of how spies communicate with one another. It can go something like this: If spy X leaves an orange peel under the right side of a bench in the southwest corner of some park, then that means that someone is onto him. But if instead, he leaves a blue chalk mark on a light pole on street Y in SOHO, that means that he wants to meet.
The descriptions of spy communication are both fascinating and humorous. Indeed, as one would expect it can sometimes become confusing such as when one spy was supposed to drop a beer capsule instead dropped a ginger beer capsule. After a lengthy discussion it was decided that the spy probably did not distinguish between ginger beer and real beer.
Nevertheless, there is a lot more to this book. You get insight into the political atmosphere in the 1980s, You will encounter politicians as well as spies. Yet, first and foremost, you get a top-notch cat and mouse spy chase. And the best thing is that the story is, as far as I can tell, entirely factual. The author makes it clear when he is speculating, which I appreciate. If you are at all into these types of books, then you can’t go wrong with this book
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 27/06/2019
Exciting and brilliant.
Excellent well written, capturing a story so important to recent modern history. How brave all the characters are, irrespective of where they stand politically. The fear and limited choices were well described and real. How fortunate to be born and raised in the west.
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- Sara Jardine
- 21/06/2019
Cracking story
Fascinating and fantastical spy story made all the more gripping for being true! Made being stuck in motorway traffic a pleasure!
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- Johan Normark
- 31/08/2022
The penultimate spy story!
This is by far the most thrilling tale of espionsge and treachery probably written! It’s almost incredulous in it’s absurd twists and turns. A true documentary masterpiece!
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- Lizpixie
- 17/07/2022
Russian James Bond
I really enjoyed this account of a part of the Cold War I’d never heard before. It was well written, very captivating & very well narrated.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 16/05/2022
Brave man, who gave a lot, but lost out on family
Shows the influence , one man can have on East/West relations.
A more recent, well placed individual, could have had a positive effect on the current Ukrainian situation.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Ash
- 03/09/2021
Classic
I have listened to this in it’s entirety three times. A brilliant Cold War espionage tale, brilliantly researched and never stops you being enthralled. If it was fiction, you simply wouldn’t believe it. As for the narration, the author Ben Macintyre knocks this one out of the park. I could listen to him reading the phone book ! Highly recommend !!!!
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- Sergiu P.
- 27/07/2021
Probably the most interesting book I ever read
Superbly narrated, exciting story full of details about the KGB and MI6, must read! A+
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- Mikko Hiltunen
- 01/06/2021
Great book!
The thread of the story is easy to follow and the book is well structured. It doesn't get bogged down in useless minutiae, the level of detail is just right.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- EFB
- 23/01/2020
Really brilliant
Great production with thorough historical research and Insider knowledge. Respectable and admirable author, who also performed his book convincingly. A good choice and very much worth it.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 28/05/2023
Spannende und mitreißende Geschichte
Eine sehr interessante Geschichte aus dem kalten Krieg, die spannend und mitreißend erzählt ist.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- C
- 20/01/2023
Good story
Very interesting and intriguing book. Into details and opens real spying work to everyone. Great!
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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- Mike
- 16/09/2022
It's more a report than a story
The book
contains a lot of details about the cold war and espionage. I would recommend it for history lovers.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- A Bronson
- 20/08/2022
Simply a great story ...
... that I found hard to put down. As good as the very best spy novels. It also offers some valuable insights into the mindset of the KGB in the 1980s, a time when Putin came up through the ranks as a junior KGB officer.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- T.L.
- 16/01/2022
Sounds like fiction but it's not
Macintyre's brilliant narration makes this an unputdownable work of non-fiction. But set yourself up for a re-read.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- ChrisCross
- 09/11/2021
Superb
A non-fiction spy story written and narrated flawlessly. I have enjoyed every minute I listened to it.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Simon Watmough
- 25/10/2021
A gripping tale brilliantly told
MacIntyre's masterpiece... even though Oleg's story is incredible by itself the author had managed to finesse it in such a way the reader cannot put it down
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Stefan Vogel
- 03/10/2021
Best captivating story
Best and captivating story I have read / listen to ever. Highly recommended if you like real history espionage story's.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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- Ron Singer
- 26/06/2021
Very good story, good narration, highly recommend.
Very good story, detailed, suspension at its best. Good and clear narration. Very much recommend!