@TheDaysGoBy just had a quick look through my LibraryThing tags for you - no non-fiction civil war books that I've read that I can recommend, but can recommend this author for WW2!
pickMacintyre has a way of breathing life into every historical person he writes about. Though “Sonya‘s” wartime adventures are not as thrilling as some others he‘s written about, you can still feel her personality shine through. Macintyre‘s sympathetic and wonderful storytelling ability make his books hard to put down.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 165
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain
pickThe housewife who was a spy. Not a femme fatale, but a Soviet spy who balanced her espionage activities in China, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK with the demands of being a mother to her three young children by three different fathers. A committed communist who thrilled at passing along state secrets. Devoted to the cause and the excitement of being a spy she willingly overlooked a great deal at the expense of her family, friends, and loved ones.
pickMy reading has slowed down some what and my aim this year is to read less books and remember more!!! This was my first read for this year. Fascinating and informative. Almost unbelievable. What a woman. Very well researched . I heard Ben interviewed that is what prompted me to get the book. Glad I did.
#joysbooks2021
@MrsMalaprop
Just started Agent Sonya. Really fascinating premise to this book. This is a nonfiction spy thriller about a Russian spy, a woman code named Agent Sonya, helped to steal atomic secrets from the west. Opening paragraph to the third chapter was especially good.
pickThis was a great book!! Two thoughts: 1. I want to go to spy school. I don‘t want to maybe be arrested, tortured or murdered, but living in many different countries, knowing multiple languages, meeting all these people and assembling a radio in my home sounds pretty bad ass. 2. After reading about how Ursula changed history, lived all over the world, etc, I‘m just now sure I‘m living my life to the fullest.
pickAnother great book by Ben Macintyre. Glad that he brought Agent Sonya‘s story to light—it‘s refreshing to read about female spies for a change 😉
“[Roger Hollis] was a plodding, slightly droopy bureaucrat with the imaginative flair of an omelette.”
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“Patra was trying to read Hegel‘s Science of Logic. This is something no one should ever feel obliged to do.” 😂😂
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy | 
