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In this fascinating analysis, Frederick Hitz, former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrasts the writings of well-known authors of spy novelsclassic and popularwith real-life espionage cases. Drawing on personal experience both as a participant in the Great Game and as the first presidentially appointed inspector general, Hitz shows the remarkable degree to which truth is stranger than fiction. The vivid cast of characters includes real life spies Pyotr Popov and Oleg Penkovsky from Soviet military intelligence; Kim Philby, the infamous Soviet spy; Aldrich Ames, the most damaging CIA spy to American interests in the Cold War; and Duane Clarridge, a CIA career operations officer. They are held up against such legendary genre spies as Bill Haydon (le Carrs mole in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ), Magnus Pym (in le Carrs A Perfect Spy ), Tom Rogers (in David Ignatiuss Agents of Innocence ), and Maurice Castle (in Graham Greenes The Human Factor ). As Hitz skillfully weaves examples from a wide range of espionage activitiesfrom covert action to counterintelligence to classic agent operationswe see that the actual is often more compelling than the imaginary, and t

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Author

Hitz, Frederick Porter, 1939-

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307428707

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Reference

Rating

3.14 / 5 (71 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14