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AMY KNIGHT How the Cold War Began, Igor Gouzenko Affair 1st/1st HB/DJ
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Item specifics
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- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780786718160
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0786718161
ISBN-13
9780786718160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52764197
Product Key Features
Book Title
How the Cold War Began : the Igor Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, Revolutionary, Modern / 20th Century, International Relations / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
376.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-296305
Reviews
"Amy Knight brings her extensive knowledge of Soviet history to bear on one of the key episodes at the start of the Cold War and on Igor Gouzenko, the man at the heart of it. She has a wonderful cast of characters, from the difficult and mysterious Gouzenko himself to the eclectic array of Soviet spies and sympathizers whom his revelations uncovered. Her book reads like a good thriller but, at the same time, raises issues that matter to us today. How do democracies deal with those who want to use their very openness to destroy them? How much must we give up of our own liberty in the name of security? A book that entertains and stimulates: What could be better?" --Margaret MacMillan, author of Paris 1919 "Amy Knight is one of the most meticulous and groundbreaking scholars of Soviet history, and this latest work is her best yet. How the Cold War Began, based on new archival sources, is a gripping spy thriller, a fascinating human story, and a magisterial history of how the victors of WWII moved from four years of Grand Alliance to forty years of Cold War." -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar and Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
327.247071
Synopsis
On September 5, 1945, cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko severed ties with the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, reporting to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police allegations of extensive Soviet espionage in North America, providing stolen documents detailing Soviet intelligence matters to back his claims. This action sent shockwaves through Washington, London, Moscow, and Ottawa, changing the course of the twentieth century. Using recently declassified FBI and Canadian RCMP files on the Gouzenko case, author and Cold War scholar Amy Knight sheds new light on the FBI's efforts to incriminate Alger Hiss and Harry Dexter White in order to discredit the Truman Administration. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover seized upon Gouzenko's defection as a means through which to demonize the Soviets, distorting statements made by Gouzenko to stir up "spy fever" in the U.S., setting the McCarthy era into motion. Through the FBI files and interviews with several key players, Knight delves into Gouzenko's reasons for defecting and brilliantly connects these events to the strained relations between the Soviet Union and the West, marking the beginning of the Cold War.
LC Classification Number
F1034.2.K59 2005
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