Publisher Description
A thrilling account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for listeners of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler.
The Cold War spanned five decades as America and the USSR engaged in a battle of ideologies with global ramifications. Over the course of the war, with the threat of mutually assured nuclear destruction looming, billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives were devoted to the art and practice of spying, ensuring that the world would never be the same.
Rife with intrigue and filled with fascinating historical figures whose actions shine light on both the past and present, this timely work of narrative nonfiction explores the turbulence of the Cold War through the lens of the men and women who waged it behind closed doors, and helps explain the role secret and clandestine operations have played in America's history and its national security.
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About Marc Favreau
Marc Favreau is the editorial director of the New Press. He is a co-editor, with Ira Berlin and Steven F. Miller, of Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk about Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation and the editor of A People’s History of World War II: The World’s Most Destructive Conflict, as Told by the People Who Lived through It.
About Curt Bonnem
Curt Bonnem is an award-winning, professionally trained multimedia talent. Performing in Shakespeare to musical theater, comedy juggling, and magic, to narrating audiobooks, he is especially adept at character voices and accents.