Of spies and spokesmen : my life as a Cold War correspondent / Nicholas Daniloff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniloff, Nicholas, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

Foreign correspondents--United States--Biography.

Foreign correspondents.

Daniloff, Nicholas, 1934-.

Daniloff, Nicholas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A riveting look at Cold War journalism behind the Iron Curtain by a Russian-American reporter who was later falsely accused of spying and thrown into a Russian prison. Daniloff sheds light on such prominent figures as Nikita Khrushchev, Henry Kissinger, and suspected spies Frederick Barghoorn, John Downey, and Sam Jaffe"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Peck of Trouble

Serge

Russia in My Life

Cards I Was Dealt

The Magic Dateline

London, Paris, Geneva

Genri

Henry's Bureau

The Cuban Crisis of 1962

The Paradox of Censorship

Life and Death in 1963

The Mystery of Mr. Khrushchev

Something Rotten

Whose Side Are You On?

Dancing with Spooks

America, 1970

Good Snoop, Good Gossip

Au Revoir

Adventures with Kissinger

The Devil's Details

The Rogue Elephant

The Infamous Zone

War Machines

Russia in 1981

The KAL Shoot-down

Blogging before Blogs

Dangerous Favors

Gorby for Real?

Chernobyl

Links in a Chain

The Gulag's Vestibule

A Story to Tell

Afterword

Notes

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-415) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6630-4

OCLC:

654264545