Full Product Details
Author: Svetlana Lokhova
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 4.30cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.658kg
ISBN: 9781643132143
ISBN 10: 1643132148
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Reviews
"""[A] big, ambitious book. There was a chink of light towards the end of Yeltsin's time, but Putin slammed the door shut on researchers. Few have prized it open again, even an inch. Lokhova is one of those who have--and that is the strength of her book. It contains original material in a genre of retreads.""-- ""The Times (London)"" ""A superbly researched and groundbreaking account of Soviet espionage in the Thirties. Remarkable.""-- ""The Telegraph (London) [One of the Best Books of the Year in 2018]"" ""An eye-opening debut. Lokhova delivers a comprehensive account of a crucial yet overlooked chapter in the history of Soviet espionage.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Lokhova looks in detail at the role of Stanislav Shumovsky who in 1931 enrolled as a student at the US MIT and helped to acquire the secrets of the Manhattan Project. Well worth a read.""-- ""Iain Dale Recommends"" ""Well-researched and often breathless. An interesting glimpse into a hitherto obscure Soviet spy ring.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
[A] big, ambitious book. There was a chink of light towards the end of Yeltsin's time, but Putin slammed the door shut on researchers. Few have prized it open again, even an inch. Lokhova is one of those who have--and that is the strength of her book. It contains original material in a genre of retreads.--Giles Whittell Lokhova looks in detail at the role of Stanislav Shumovsky who in 1931 enrolled as a student at the US MIT and helped to acquire the secrets of the Manhattan Project. Well worth a read.--Keith Simpson MP A superbly researched and groundbreaking account of Soviet espionage in the Thirties. Remarkable.
A superbly researched and groundbreaking account of Soviet espionage in the Thirties. Remarkable. [A] big, ambitious book. There was a chink of light towards the end of Yeltsin's time, but Putin slammed the door shut on researchers. Few have prized it open again, even an inch. Lokhova is one of those who have--and that is the strength of her book. It contains original material in a genre of retreads.--Giles Whittell Lokhova looks in detail at the role of Stanislav Shumovsky who in 1931 enrolled as a student at the US MIT and helped to acquire the secrets of the Manhattan Project. Well worth a read.--Keith Simpson MP
Author Information
Svetlana Lokhova is a By-Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge, and was until recently a Fellow of the Cambridge Security Initiative jointly chaired by the former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, and Professor Christopher Andrew, former Official Historian of the MI5.
