The Penkovskiy Papers By Oleg Penkovskiy
The Penkovskiy Papers By Oleg Penkovskiy
Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company 1965
Used - Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The DJ has some limited signs of wear and tear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a cellophane cover.
This explosive book records the secret life and adventures of the greatest spy of our time - Oleg Penkovskiy - and reads with the excitement of the greatest of suspense novels. As a top ranking Russian officer, he sinks into the depts and rises to the heights of international intrigue. He encounters an exciting, shining, and sinister new world. The rumors spread that women and alcohol are his constant companions. Possessor of world-shattering secrets, he is in danger of exposure. So strong are these secrets, that he very likely alters forever the world's balance of power
This book is about a man from Russia who passed mostly economic and technical information to the United States and Great Britain during the Cold War acting out of the deep conviction that he was serving the cause of human progress. However, the information that he passed was Top-secret and when caught he was sentenced to death by firing squad.
