Betrayal
the story of Aldrich Ames, an American spy
1st ed.
Our rough guess is there are 77,000 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 5 hours and 8 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 10 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Contributions
- Johnston, David, 1947- - Contributor
- Lewis, Neil A., 1947- - Contributor
Publication
1995 - Random House, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1277692M
- ISBN-10067944050X
- OCLC Control Number32590907
- OCLC Control Numberbetrayalstoryofa00wein
- Library of Congress Control Number95009407
and 2 more
- Goodreads273058
- LibraryThing331142
Classifications
- DDC327.12/092
- LCCJK468.I6 W43 1995
Description
Betrayal is the remarkable story of the last American spy of the cold war: Aldrich "Rick" Ames, the most destructive traitor in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency. Tim Weiner, David Johnston, and Neil A. Lewis, reporters for The New York Times, tell how the barons of the CIA could not believe that its headquarters harbored a traitor. For years, the Agency was baffled by a wily Russian spymaster who played a high-stakes chess game against the Americans, deceiving the CIA into thinking that there were other moles -- or no moles at all. It took nearly eight years for the CIA to share the full facts of the scenario with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Once they knew those facts, the men and women of the FBI tracked Ames day and night for nine months before they arrested him. They tell their story here in astonishing detail for the first time. The interviews are entirely on-the-record. There are no pseudonyms, anonymous quotes, or invented scenes. The men betrayed by Ames were real people, and the stories of their lives are the true history of the espionage game in the waning years of the cold war.
Subjects
Topics
Places
People
Other Editions
- Betrayal: the story of Aldrich Ames, an American spy
Similar Books
The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Clifford Stoll.
State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
James Risen
Killing hope: U.S. military and CIA interventions since World War II
William Blum.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Steve Coll
Spymaster, my 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the West
Oleg Kalugin with Fen Montaigne.
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!