The encyclopedia provides deep-dive biographical accounts of both high-profile defectors and devastating moles:
Over 350, including biographical sketches and operation summaries. Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and ...
Figures such as Klaus Fuchs and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg , who funneled nuclear secrets that accelerated the Soviet atomic program. Iconic Operations and Projects The is a comprehensive reference work that catalogs
Detailed entries explain the motivations of the Cambridge Five —including Kim Philby and Donald Maclean —upper-class British elites who spied for the Soviet Union out of conviction. Trahair and later updated with contributions from Robert L
The is a comprehensive reference work that catalogs the clandestine history of the Cold War era. Originally authored by Richard C. S. Trahair and later updated with contributions from Robert L. Miller, it features over 350 A–Z entries detailing the lives of spies, double agents, and the intricate operations that defined the struggle for global supremacy between 1945 and 1991. Quick Facts
It covers infamous traitors like Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen , whose decades of betrayal within the CIA and FBI resulted in the execution of numerous Western assets.
Covers more than 40 countries involved in the global intelligence struggle.