Cold War Espionage: American and Soviet Espionage Activities During the Cold War

by Constantine

The Cold War as we know it today – the ideological struggle between East and West, between Communism and Capitalism – did not officially start until after the Second World War.However, intense espionage activities began well before the end of World War II and persisted throughout, especially as each side tried to deduce the other’s likely actions after the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. With the Allied victory, the spy game merely intensified, with both sides deploying spy networks and agents to steal state secrets, ferment discord and influence events in each other’s country.The spy game was serious business – in fact, during the Second World War, the Soviet Union’s service responsible for military counter intelligence was known as SMERSH, or “Death to Spies.” A clear indication of how serious this business was.Perhaps ironically, while the Soviet Union and the United States occupied two ends of an ideological spectrum spanning capitalism and communism, the services most responsible for conducting the Cold War were very similar. This book takes an entertaining and informative jaunt through some of the period’s most interesting espionage episodes. The book is divided according to the following EnormousProject VenonaFrom the Cheka to the KGBThe Magnificent FiveAgent Richard SorgeOleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, a.k.a, the Spy Who Saved the WorldCode PercyOperation Gold & George BlakeAgent Recruitment Difficulties From the Cheka to the KGB

18 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 6, 2014

Reviews

[creig speed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much of a book

This was more like a magazine article than a book or even a short story.. I was surprised when I turned the last page and it was over. It didn't tell me anything I didn't all ready know.