Mole/the True Story of the First Russian Spy to Become an American Counterspy

By William Hood

Book Overview

The thrilling true story of Lt. Col. Pyotr Popov, the first agent the CIA recruited within the Soviet intelligence service. Reads like the best of le Carre -- but fact. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345304918
• ISBN13: 9780345304919
• Release Date: May 1983
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The real deal about espionage

Much has been written about spies, spy-craft and espionage. Little has been written by those actively engaged in the business. William Hood, the nom de plume of a retired CIA officer, gives his story of the first Soviet agent recruited by American intelligence during the Cold War. It is a fascinating, true-life tale. I would recommend this book exclusively on this point, yet there is more to the book than this. It is also a detailed and highly personal account of how spycraft is practiced, the mental and psychological toll this takes, and the risks involved (for both agent and controller). Because of this, I highly recommend this book. I have never read anything like it.I would add that Hood provides a wealth of books of a similar vein (ie. accounts from intelligence field officers) that may also be of interest. It is without doubt an engrossing and intriguing read.

Seemed Pretty Darn Real

Felt like I was in on the spy case. Very interesting and will undoubtably be a standard reference for those interested in the world's second oldest profession for years to come.