Spy Who Saved the World (P)
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Book Overview
A look at the career of the highest-ranking Soviet official to cooperate with the West describes how Oleg Penkovsky, cursed by a family's legacy of anti-Bolshevism, provided U.S. and British... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1574880462
ISBN13:9781574880465
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Potomac Books
Length:489 Pages
Weight:1.63 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy had an Ace-in-the-Hole - PENKOVSKY
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I'd read plenty of books about the Cuban Missile Crisis before getting a hold of this one... but know I understand. Penkovsky's espionage story is interesting as a standalone... but to know he was the one who gave SS-4 fire-times and reload operations, with diagrams of how the sites were setup, is just amazing. This information allowed the US Intelligence Community to accurate identify sites during Operation Anadyr - US analysts missed so many clues beforehand, any attempted invasion without this information would have been suicidal and foolhardy. Col Penkovsky is a perfect example of a HUMINT source - a knowledgeable insider with technical knowledge. When first being debriefed he gave detailed technical specifications on Soviet Systems. This is not the type of spy romanticized in novels today. Penkovsky's story is an overwhelming success story for Western intelligence services, not just the United States. Definitely a book and story worth looking into.
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