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The Spy Who Got Away: The Inside Story of Edward Lee Howard, the CIA Agent Who Betrayed His Country's Secrets and Escaped to Moscow
The Spy Who Got Away The Inside Story of Edward Lee Howard the CIA Agent Who Betrayed His Country's Secrets and Escaped to Moscow
Author: David Wise
ISBN-13: 9780394562810
ISBN-10: 039456281X
Publication Date: 5/12/1988
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
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In spring 1983, Edward Howard was preparing for his first overseas posting as a CIA case officera tour in the agency's most sensitive station, Moscow. In June 1986, he became the first CIA officer to defect to the Soviet Union. Wise, a frequent writer on intelligence issues and co-author (with Thomas B. Ross) of The Invisible Government , interviewed Howard (in Budapest), his family, co-workers, and American counterintelligence officers to prepare this compelling analysis of events and mostly CIA bungles that led to a major U.S. intelligence disaster. The remarkable, clearly told story reveals intriguing snippets of the workings of American intelligence.
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Loved every minute of it. Since I lived and worked in DC I could picture every building and I felt like I was beside him every day