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The fourth man : the hunt for the KGB's CIA mole and why the US overlooked Putin /

by Baer, Robert.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Monoray, 2022Description: viii, 295 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781800960398 (hbk.) :; 1800960395 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 327.1247 BAESubject(s): Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti -- Officials and employees -- Political activity -- United States | Central Illustration Agency -- Officials and employees | Espionage, Soviet | Cold War -- Secret service | Politics and Government | Politics and Government | Russia | Memoirs | Espionage & spy thriller | The Cold War | Politics & governmentSummary: For the first time ever, author and former CIA operative Robert Baer tells the explosive story of how insiders believe a KGB mole rose to the highest ranks of the CIA. In the aftermath of the Cold War, US intelligence caught three high-profile Russian spies. However, these arrests left major questions unanswered, and rumours have long swirled of another mole, often referred to as the Fourth Man. Three pioneering female veterans of counterintelligence were tasked with unearthing him. With steadfast determination and expertise, they came to a shocking conclusion, one which had, and continues to harbour, dramatic consequences for American security. In this gripping insider account, Baer tells a thrilling story of Russian espionage and American intelligence.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

For the first time ever, author and former CIA operative Robert Baer tells the explosive story of how insiders believe a KGB mole rose to the highest ranks of the CIA. In the aftermath of the Cold War, US intelligence caught three high-profile Russian spies. However, these arrests left major questions unanswered, and rumours have long swirled of another mole, often referred to as the Fourth Man. Three pioneering female veterans of counterintelligence were tasked with unearthing him. With steadfast determination and expertise, they came to a shocking conclusion, one which had, and continues to harbour, dramatic consequences for American security. In this gripping insider account, Baer tells a thrilling story of Russian espionage and American intelligence.

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