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The Moscow rules : the secret CIA tactics that helped America win the Cold War / Antonio J. Mendez and Jonna Mendez ; with Matt Baglio.
Van Pelt Library JK468.I6 M464 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mendez, Antonio J., author.
- Mendez, Jonna, author.
- Baglio, Matt, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Intelligence service--United States--Methodology.
- Intelligence service.
- Espionage, American--Soviet Union--History.
- Espionage, American.
- Cold War.
- History.
- Methodology.
- Soviet Union.
- United States.
- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
- Political Science.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.
- Local Subjects:
- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
- Political Science.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Antonio Mendez and his future wife Jonna were CIA operatives working to spy on Moscow in the late 1970s, at one of the most dangerous moments in the Cold War. Soviets kept files on all foreigners, studied their patterns, and tapped their phones. Intelligence work was effectively impossible. The Soviet threat loomed larger than ever. [This book] tells the story of the intelligence breakthroughs that turned the odds in America's favor. As experts in disguise, Antonio and Jonna were instrumental in developing a series of tactics--Hollywood-inspired identity swaps, ingenious evasion techniques, and an armory of James Bond-style gadgets--that allowed CIA officers to outmaneuver the KGB. As Russia again rises in opposition to America, this remarkable story is a tribute to those who risked everything for their country, and to the ingenuity that allowed them to succeed." -- Amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-228) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mendez, Antonio J., author. Moscow rules
- ISBN:
- 9781541762190
- 1541762193
- OCLC:
- 1078953368
- Publisher Number:
- 99981835630
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