| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in hardcover ... by Broadway Books ... in 2010"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Missions implausible. The waterspout ; The agent ; The pilot ; The innocent -- Spy catchers. Stakeout ; American justice ; Falling from a long way up -- Caught in the act. City of cowboys and Indians ; A first-class panic ; Soviet justice ; The man in the scarlet sports car -- Anatomy of a deal. Poker for table stakes ; Three men and a bridge. |
| Summary |
Documents the stories of three men at the center of a legendary first prisoner exchange between the Soviet Union and America. Whittell describes the chance events that contributed to their captures and rescues, and their indirect contributions to triggering the arms race. |
| Subject |
Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.
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Espionage, Soviet -- History.
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Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Intelligence service -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977.
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Pryor, Frederic L.
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Abel, Rudolf, 1903-1971.
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Abel, Rudolf, 1903-1971. (OCoLC)fst00063988
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977. (OCoLC)fst00458207
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Pryor, Frederic L. (OCoLC)fst01790536
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Espionage, American. (OCoLC)fst00915388
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Espionage, Soviet. (OCoLC)fst00915419
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Intelligence service. (OCoLC)fst00975848
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780767931083 (pbk.) |
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0767931084 (pbk.) |
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9780307719980 (eISBN) |
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