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How the Cold War Began: The Igor Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies
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On September 5, 1945, cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko severed ties with the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, reporting to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police allegations of extensive Soviet espionage in North America, providing stolen documents detailing Soviet intelligence matters to back his claims. This action sent shockwaves through Washington, London, Moscow, and Ottawa, changing t
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Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
August 13th 2006
by Basic Books
(first published 2005)
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Excellent account of the Sept. 1945 defection of Soviet cypher clerk Igor Gozchenko. He was working
for Soviet army intellegence in their Ottawa embassy. The information he provided led to the arrest of members of a Canadian spy ring. Although the information passed was of little use to the Soviets, the fact that they were spying on their WW II allies engendered the mistrust that led to the Cold War. It also fed the Red hunting of HUAC and the Senate Security Committee much of which was managed b ...more
for Soviet army intellegence in their Ottawa embassy. The information he provided led to the arrest of members of a Canadian spy ring. Although the information passed was of little use to the Soviets, the fact that they were spying on their WW II allies engendered the mistrust that led to the Cold War. It also fed the Red hunting of HUAC and the Senate Security Committee much of which was managed b ...more
Ofereceu muito menos do que prometia, por se tratar de espionagem soviética esperava mais do livro porém me decepcionou bastante, muito parado , moroso e bastante desinteressante. Há muitos livros melhores para abordar a guerra fria.
A remarkable book. Does a great job illustrating how Gouzenko’s defection started the Cold War. More importantly, how it set off the American and British investigations into the Soviet spy rings operating in the two Countries as well as in Canada.
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I am telling you that I did not plan to read this book. I really wasn't interested in those boring American history books about subject matters that could be explained much better. BUT. (There's a but!) I needed to read this for a research essay for school about Igor Gouzenko and how he basically affected society politically and socially/culturally. This was the only book available about the Gouzenko Affair and to be ...more
I am telling you that I did not plan to read this book. I really wasn't interested in those boring American history books about subject matters that could be explained much better. BUT. (There's a but!) I needed to read this for a research essay for school about Igor Gouzenko and how he basically affected society politically and socially/culturally. This was the only book available about the Gouzenko Affair and to be ...more
If you are interested in a piece of forgotten Canadian history that had deep repercussions for American history, (Joe McCarthy, witch hunts o the 50's), then this book is for you ! It drags a bit in some parts, but overall very interesting.
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