Sleeper Agent - The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away

The little-known story of a spy on the atom-bomb project in World War II who had top security clearance -- American born, Soviet trained, he was never even suspected until after his top-secret espionage was in Soviet hands and he was safe in the USSR. It's Ben Macintyre meets "The Americans."

About the author

Ann Hagedorn has been a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and has taught writing at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is the author of Wild Ride, Ransom, Beyond the River, Savage Peace, Invisible Soldiers, and Sleeper Agent.

Summary

The little-known story of a spy on the atom-bomb project in World War II who had top security clearance -- American born, Soviet trained, he was never even suspected until after his top-secret espionage was in Soviet hands and he was safe in the USSR. It's Ben Macintyre meets "The Americans."

Product details

• Authors: Ann Hagedorn, Hagedorn Ann
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781501173950
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-7395-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: A True Crime Spy Thriller
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, True Crime / Espionage, Second World War, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General