Spy handler by victor cherkashin, gregory feifer kirkus. Interviewed on stage by radio talk show host jim bohannan, mr. American dirt oprahs book club a novel ebook by jeanine cummins. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cherkashin, victor, and gregory feifer, spy handler. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames, which can be purchased at a lower price at. In this book cherkashin gives a candid and plausible description of the kgb, its nature, strengths, and weaknesses. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by victor cherkashin available from rakuten kobo. He recalls agents who served their country, believed in. Memoir of a kgb officer and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
But throughout the book, cherkashin proves his point, showing just how porous these agencies are and how operatives deftly remain effective as spies for both. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us. Spy handler by victor cherkashin overdrive rakuten. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames.
Cherkashin will also reveal new details about robert hanssens recruitment and later exposure, as only he can. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Spy handler book chicago public library bibliocommons. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by victor cherkashin, gregory feifer online at alibris.
In spy handler, cherkashin offers the complete account of how and why both americans turned against their country, and addresses the rumors of an undiscovered kgb spy another hanssen or amesstill at large in the u. Victor cherkashin, a retired kgb counterintelligence ci officer, at first appears to have written a straightforward, unexceptional account of his life in the soviet service, with little of the scoresettling in which authors of such books often indulge. While cherkashins relationships with ames and hanssen are explained, almost more intriguing is the picture he paints of a time when spying was predominantly a. Spy handler gregory feifer, victor cherkashin haftad. Spy handler will be a major addition to cold war history, told by one of its key participants. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames new ed by cherkashin, victor, feifer, gregory isbn.
In his four decades as a kgb officer, victor cherkashin was a central player in the shadowy world of cold war espionage. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by cherkashin, victor 9780465009695. But in his new book, spy handler, former washingtonbased kgb agent viktor cherkashin paints a different picture of his spy agency. You always need to keep in mind putins remark once a kgb officer, always a kgb officer, so how this is the memoir of the highranking kgb officer who recruited aldridge ames and robert hanssen to spy for the soviet union in what turned out to be its waning days. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who. Feifer talked about the book he wrote with victor cherkashin, spy handler.
The true story of theman who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames, basic books new york, ny, 2005. A spy comes in from the cold war, with eyeopening tales to tell. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by gregory feifer and victor cherkashin 2005. Spy handler by victor cherkashin free mobi epub ebooks download. Stylistically this book reminds me of they have their exits by airey neave. Memoir of kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by victor cherkashin in doc, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Spy handler is an unusual example of a cold war espionage memoir. Spy handler ebook by victor cherkashin 9780786724406.
Victor cherkashin recruited american spies robert hanssen and aldrich ames to work for the. Six months later, fbi special agent robert hanssen contacted cherkashin directly, eventually becoming an even bigger asset than ames. But it was in 1985 that cherkashin scored two of the kgbs biggestever coups. In his four decades as a kgb officer, victor cherkashin was a central player in the. Cherkashin was an officer in the kgb who worked in washington and most notably ran robert ames and robert hanssen. Victor cherkashin was perhaps the kgbs top intelligence agent in the 1980s, and he was the leading handler of both aldrich aimes and robert hanssen, americas two worst archtraitors.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Memoir of a kgb officer, by victor cherkashin is an outstanding narrative of how former cia agent ames and how former fbi agent hanssen gave the kgb the mother lode of information on the united states intelligence efforts against the former soviet union. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames kindle edition by cherkashin, victor, feifer, gregory. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames 9780465009688 by cherkashin, victor. Memoir of a kgb officer by victor cherkashin is one of the most useful books of its kind, and it is worth reading for everyone who is interested in espionage and world history of the twentieth century. The son of a highranking stalinera nkvd officer, cherkashin grew up one of the soviet faithful. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames ebook.
In his four decades as a kgb officer, victor cherkashin was a central p. Victor cherkashin books list of books by author victor. In april of that year, he recruited disgruntled cia officer aldrich ames and became his principal handler. Memoir of a kgb officer the true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames by feifer, gregory, cherkashin, victor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aug 05, 2008 in spy handler, cherkashin offers the complete account of how and why both americans turned against their country, and addresses the rumors of an undiscovered kgb spy another hanssen or amesstill at large in the u. And he will address whether there is an undiscovered kgb spy another hanssen or amesstill at large. The operational aspects of spy handler are very informative, but i have doubts on most of cherkashins commentary. Feifer, gregory and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters.
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