ABOUT THE BOOK
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The defection of Igor Gouzenko in September 1945, more so than any other
single event, alerted the West to the nature and scale of the Soviet espionage
offensive being waged by the Kremlin. Apart from the dozen or so defendants
convicted of spying, Gouzenko wrecked an organization that had taken years to
develop, exposed the penetration of the Manhattan atomic weapons project, and
demonstrated the very close relationship between the Canadian Communist Party
and Moscow. Many credit this event as sparking the bitter but secretive
struggle fought between the intelligence agencies of the East and West for
nearly half a century.
The Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence tells the
story of both sides` fierce efforts to penetrate and subvert the opponent while
desperately trying to avoid a similar fate. Through a chronology, an
introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced
dictionary entries on the organizations, operations, events, and personalities
that influenced counterintelligence during the Cold War, the world of double
agents, spies, and moles is explained in the most comprehensive reference
currently available.
ABOUT Author
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Nigel West is currently the European Editor of the International
Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and teaches the history of
postwar intelligence at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies
in Alexandria, VA. He is the author of many books.