Litsy

The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA | Antonio J. Mendez

Did you know that in the movie “Argo“, Ben Affleck played Tony Mendez?

In real life, Mendez was a master of disguise during his career in the CIA. I just wonder what stories he can't tell because those stories have got to be another blockbuster movie or two!

#Wickedwhispers
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@Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I didn‘t know that! 1mo

Eggs I did not know that👍🏼👏🏻!! 1mo

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Papawhisky

Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the Cia's Secret War | Monte Reel

𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓, 𝑩𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒊𝒈𝒔, 𝑪𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔. 𝑨 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒔.

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Bigwig

The Bedford Incident | Mark Rascovich

pick

This is a sturdy novel about a Cold War destroyer captain who plays too close to the edge in games with a Soviet sub. A jaded rapscallion of a press liaison is on hand as the audience surrogate, watching with suspicion as the captain‘s fanatical (and also surprisingly complex) nature is slowly revealed and the crew is amped up to a state of constant tension. Definite Caine Mutiny vibes with a touch of nuclear war…I mean, warning.

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keithmalek

Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy | David E Hoffman

...American behavior because they have too much information."

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JenReadsAlot

Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany | Katja Hoyer

pick

Interesting. I went down a rabbit hole of books after my trip to Berlin last month!

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keithmalek

The Tunnels: Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to Kill | Greg Mitchell

Readers who enjoyed this book might also enjoy "Revolution 1989" by Viktor Sebestyen, and "Stasiland" by Anna Funder.

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keithmalek

Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire | Victor Sebestyen

Readers who enjoyed this might also enjoy "The Tunnels" by Greg Mitchell, and "Stasiland" by Anna Funder.

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Awk_Word_Smith

Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Ben Macintyre

pick

Having live through and watching the fall of the Berlin Wall while also being scared 💩-less by my older brother of impending nuclear annihilation by the Soviet Union as a child, this book was a fascinating behind-the-(Iron)-Curtain look into just exactly how the West was able to curtail Russian paranoia and ultimately dismantle generations of mistrust. One man sacrificed everything in pursuit of freedom.

Awk_Word_Smith MacIntyre did well not to paint Gordievsky as a saint nor a martyr. He sacrificed his family, his wife and two daughters. His wife never forgave him, and he was a stranger to his two young girls nearly a decade after his escape from Moscow. He is a lonely man now, forever in the crosshairs of the vengeful ex-KGB officers who line the halls of power in the Kremlin today, including the dictator himself Putin. 6mo

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RamsFan1963

K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist | Peter Carlson

so-so

45/150 This was an interesting moment in American history, when the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States, toured the country, was welcomed by Hollywood stars and generally treated like a ally. The book is a bit repetitive, Khrushchev acts the buffoon, then loses his temper and throws a tantrum, apologizes and then it starts again at the next location visited. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫

RamsFan1963 45th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65 6mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6mo

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 6mo

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Awk_Word_Smith

Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War | Ben Macintyre