The Billion Dollar Spy：A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
- 作者
- 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2015年7月
- ISBN 9780385537605
- 定价 216.20
内容简介
FromtheauthorofthePulitzerPrize-winninghistoryTheDeadHandcomestherivetingstoryofaspywhocrackedopentheSovietmilitaryresearchestablishmentandapenetratingportraitoftheCIA’sMoscowstation，anoutpostofdaringespionageinthelastyearsoftheColdWarWhiledrivingoutoftheAmericanembassyinMoscowontheeveningofFebruary16，1978，thechiefoftheCIA’sMoscowstationheardaknockonhiscarwindow.AmanonthecurbhandedhimanenvelopewhosecontentsstunnedU.S.intelligence：detailsoftop-secretSovietresearchanddevelopmentsinmilitarytechnologythatweretotallyunknowntotheUnitedStates.Intheyearsthatfollowed，theman，AdolfTolkachev，anengineerinaSovietmilitarydesignbureau，usedhishigh-levelaccesstohandovertensofthousandsofpagesoftechnicalsecrets.HisrevelationsallowedAmericatoreshapeitsweaponssystemstodefeatSovietradaronthegroundandintheair，givingtheUnitedStatesneartotalsuperiorityintheskiesoverEurope.OneofthemostvaluablespiestoworkfortheUnitedStatesinthefourdecadesofglobalconfrontationwiththeSovietUnion，Tolkachevtookenormouspersonalrisks—butsodidtheAmericans.TheCIAhadlongstruggledtorecruitandrunagentsinMoscow，andTolkachevwasasingularbreakthrough.Usingspycamerasandsecretcodesaswellasface-to-facemeetingsinparksandonstreetcorners，TolkachevandhishandlerssucceededforyearsineludingthefearedKGBinitsownbackyard，untilthedaycamewhenashockingbetrayalputthemallatrisk.DrawingonpreviouslysecretdocumentsobtainedfromtheCIAandoninterviewswithparticipants，DavidHoffmanhascreatedanunprecedentedandpoignantportraitofTolkachev，amanmotivatedbythedepredationsoftheSovietstatetomasterthecraftofspyingagainsthisowncountry.Stirring，unpredictable，andattimesunbearablytense，TheBillionDollarSpyisabrilliantfeatofreportingthatunfoldslikeanespionagethriller.
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