Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer- The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames

ISBN: 0465009689

Author: Cherkashin, Victor

Condition: Used

Victor Cherkashins incredible career in the KGB spanned thirty-eight years, from Stalins death in 1953 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. In this riveting memoir, Cherkashin provides a remarkable insiders view of the KGBs prolonged conflict with the United States, from his recruitment through his rising career in counterintelligence to his prime spot as the KGBs number- two man at the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Victor Cherkashins story will shed stark new light on the KGBs inner workings over four decades and reveal new details about its major cases. Cherkashins story is rich in episode and drama. He took part in some of the highest-profile Cold War cases, including tracking down U.S. and British spies around the world. He was posted to stations in the U.S., Australia, India, and Lebanon and traveled the globe for operations in England, Europe, and the Middle East. But it was in 1985, known as "the Year of the Spy," that Cherkashin scored two of the biggest coups of the Cold War. In April of that year, he recruited disgruntled CIA officer Aldrich Ames, becoming his principal handler. Refuting and clarifying other published versions, Cherkashin will offer the most complete account on how and why Ames turned against his country. Cherkashin will also reveal new details about Robert Hanssens recruitment and later exposure, as only he can. And he will address whether there is an undiscovered KGB spy-another Hanssen or Ames-still at large. Spy Handler will be a major addition to Cold War history, told by one of its key participants.