Description: Product Description : True Believer: Stalin's Last American Spy Relevantfascinatingvividly reconstructed The New York Times Book ReviewRiveting readinga mesmerizing look at Cold War espionage USA TODAYThis astonishing reallife spy thriller filled with danger misplaced loyalties betrayal treachery and pure evil with a plot twist worthy of John le Carr is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us toTrue Believer reveals the life of Noel Field an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family Field once a wellmeaning and privileged American spied for Stalin during the 1930s and 40s Then a pawn in Stalins sinister master strategy Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comradesHow does an Ivy Leagueeducated US State Department employee deeply rooted in American culture and history become a hardcore Stalinist The 1930s when Noel Field joined the secret underground of the International Communist Movement were a time of national collapse ten million Americans unemployed rampant racism retreat from the world just as fascism was gaining ground and Washingtonpre FDRparched of fresh ideas Communism promised the righting of social and political wrongs and many in Fields generation were seduced by its siren song Few however went as far as Noel Field in betraying their own countryWith a reporters eye for detail and a historians grasp of the cataclysmic events of the twentieth century Kati Marton captures Fields riveting quest for a life of meaning that went horribly wrong True Believer is supported by unprecedented access to Field family correspondence Soviet Secret Police records and reporting on key players from Alger Hiss CIA Director Allen Dulles and World War II spy master Wild Bill Donovanto the most sinister of all Josef Stalin A story of another time this is a tale relevant for all times( it is an used product )
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Brand: Simon & Schuster
UPC: 9781476763767
MPN: 9.78148E+12
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Country of Origin: USA United States
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Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 6.25X1X9.25
ISBN-10: 1476763763
ISBN-13: 9781476763767
SKU: SONG1476763763
Edition: First Edition
No. of Pages: 304
Type: Books
Book Title: True Believer : Stalin's Last American Spy
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Topic: Political Process / General, Europe / Eastern, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Espionage, Intelligence & Espionage, International Relations / General, Political
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Author: Kati Marton
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
