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Sleeper Agent
The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away
Series: A True Crime Spy Thriller
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See moreThe little-known story of a spy on the atom-bomb project in World War II who had top security clearance -- American born, Soviet trained, he was never even suspected until after his top-secret espionage was in Soviet hands and he was safe in the USSR. It's Ben Macintyre meets "The Americans."
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This “historical page-turner of the highest order” (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known story of an American-born Soviet spy in the atom bomb project during World War II, perfect for fans of The Americans and nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
Born in Iowa, schooled in science at Columbia University, and as American as baseball, George Koval was the ultimate secret agent. Because he had security clearances to the Manhattan Project, he was able to pass invaluable classified information that helped Soviet scientists produce an atomic bomb years earlier than US experts had expected.
The FBI only identified him several years after he had returned to the Soviet Union, and in 2007, Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded him Russia’s highest civilian honour for his contribution to the Soviet atomic bomb programme.
As William J. Broad wrote in The New York Times, Koval was “one of the most important spies of the twentieth century,” but because of his success, he is also the least known. Sleeper Agent is his fascinating story, a real-life thriller as gripping as any spy novel and “worthy of John le Carré” (The New York Journal of Books).
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Sleeper Agent
This “historical page-turner of the highest order” (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known story of an American-born Soviet spy in the atom bomb project during World War II, perfect for fans of The Americans and nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. Born in Iowa, schooled in science at Columbia University, and as American as baseball,...Paperback$3300Elsewhere:$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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Sleeper Agent by Ann Hagedorn is celebrated for its captivating narrative and meticulous research into Soviet espionage during the Cold War. Critics highlight its engaging storytelling and the eye-opening account of George Koval, a Soviet sleeper agent who gathered intelligence on the American atomic project. The book is compared to works of historical espionage, praised for its brisk pace, and considered both an essential history read and a thrilling page-turner.
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ISBN: 9781501173950
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 August 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Illustration: 8-pg b&w insert (15-20 photos)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 229g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Ann Hagedorn has been a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and has taught writing at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is the author of Wild Ride, Ransom, Beyond the River, Savage Peace, Invisible Soldiers, and Sleeper Agent.
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