Barnes Carr
Auteur de Operation Whisper: The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen
A propos de l'auteur
Barnes Carr was for many years a journalist in Mississippi, Memphis, Boston, Montreal, New York, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. He was trapped in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and the short story he wrote about the experience was awarded a William Faulkner Gold Medal. Barnes lives in afficher plus Houston, Texas. afficher moins
Œuvres de Barnes Carr
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
- Professions
- journalist
- Agent
- Andrew Lownie
Membres
Critiques
The Lenin Plot: The Unknown Story of America's War… par Barnes Carr
Interesting account of the various plots against the Bolshevik regime that go under the rubric of the Intervention, with more focus than usual on American plots. These are not quite as forgotten as the author makes them out to be, especially in the last 25 years (and the Russians liked to harp on the issue), but the view of some of the players, who are truly forgotten, is interesting.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.You've heard of the Rosenbergs, but you've probably never heard of the Cohens, Morris and Lona, who pulled off a spectacular bit of Cold War espionage ... then disappeared.
The story starts out with young, idealistic communists in the 1930s and comes to its first climax with the theft of blueprints for the atomic bomb.
As the Rosenbergs were rounded up for their spying (for a much smaller secret), the Cohens ran.
Soon, in England, Peter and Helen Kroger mysteriously showed up and start dealing books. And stealing secrets.
Eventually they are caught, and thus ends the first great round of East vs. West.
This is a Cold War tale that's riveting in it's scope and detail. Carr weaves his tale with the everyday ins and outs of being a spy.
I received this book for review.
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The story starts out with young, idealistic communists in the 1930s and comes to its first climax with the theft of blueprints for the atomic bomb.
As the Rosenbergs were rounded up for their spying (for a much smaller secret), the Cohens ran.
Soon, in England, Peter and Helen Kroger mysteriously showed up and start dealing books. And stealing secrets.
Eventually they are caught, and thus ends the first great round of East vs. West.
This is a Cold War tale that's riveting in it's scope and detail. Carr weaves his tale with the everyday ins and outs of being a spy.
I received this book for review.
Read more of my reviews at Ralphsbooks. … (plus d'informations)
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.For the Cold War/True Spy enthusiast this is a must. Parts 1 and 2 focus on the biography/recruitment and early work of the Cohens -- a couple that most have never heard of. Part 3 shifts the focus to the search for and apprehension of the Cohen's English spy ring. The book is very well researched and largely well written. The only drawback is the author's occasional asides. An enjoyable read over the weekend.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.I really enjoyed reading this book, and learning more about this era. At times it was difficult to follow who was who, and I found myself going back pages to remind myself of the different parts that everyone played. Lots of information! Definitely recommend this book!
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 79
- Popularité
- #226,897
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 11
- ISBN
- 7
