The Penkovsky papers / by Oleg Penkovsky ; introduction and commentary by Frank Gibney ; foreword by Edward Crankshaw ; translated by Peter Deriabin
1965, First edition. London : Collins. Previous owner's signature. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #343104
Physical description: 349 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, portraits; 22 cm. Notes: Cover title: The Penkovsky Papers: the Russian who spied for the West. Translated from the Russian. Contents: Background -- Soviet militray intellegence -- Penkovski's official work -- Political comments -- Khrushchev and the generals -- Espionage notes -- The Soviet elite -- Nuclear weapons and missiles -- Domentic and foreign policy -- The trial of Penkovski and Wynne. Subjects: Pen kovskii i, Oleg Vladimirovich 1919-1963. Wynne, Greville 1919-1990; Trials, litigation, etc. Espionage, Soviet. Espionage, British Soviet Union. Spies Soviet Union; Biography. Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985. Genre:
Biographies. Biography. Illustrated.
Price: €30.00