Mortal Crimes: Soviet Penetration of the Manhattan Project
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1929631219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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One of the best sections details not only how the FBI was slow to grasp the scale of Soviet espionage on the West Coast, but also how military authorities were to blame for not sharing secrets, such as not even telling J. Overall, West's book makes an important contribution to espionage studies by showing the extent to which Stalin was able to use willing accomplices in the West to provide him with Manhattan Project secrets and help the Soviets develop their own A-bomb. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a
Nigel West offers a wide angle view of Soviet espionage in the light of the broader picture that includes the UK and Canada, along with the United States, to steal the secrets of the Atomic bomb.
The Most Important Book on Soviet Espionage in Years Let's get the bad stuff out of the way at the begining: _Mortal Crimes_ is poorly organized. The endnote numbers were left out of the text, and there weren't many of them to begin with. It's sometimes rambling and repetious. It's indexing of Soviet covernames is pathetic. And sometimes, I think West's conclusions are seriously askew, as when he identifies codename VEKSAL as Fermi rather than Oppenheimer. And there are a number of small, annoying mistakes (such as getting years wrong). None of that matters very much, though they did cost the book its fifth star. What ma. "An Update on the Soviet Intelligence Attack on the Bomb" according to W. S. McKenzie. This is not the book to start with for an understanding of the fascinating Soviet intelligence attack on the American/British atomic weapons program. It does fill in some blanks for readers who understand the background but it is easy to get lost in the changing code names and variety of agents and handlers. For example: "While there was to be a vital clue in the change of HURON's codename to ERNEST, ERIE is more difficult, as the unrecovered group is most likely either GEORGES or LEADER ." Nigel West does provide some appendices with tables tying code names to people.. New details update this truly classic survey of the evidence Newly revised and expanded is Nigel West's coverage of the Manhattan Project, the greatest heist in history. Mortal Crimes: The Greatest Theft In History: Soviet Penetration Of The Manhattan Project presents the latest known facts on how Soviet spies stole the secrets of the atomic bomb are revealed, following the recent declassification of documents in Russia and the U.S. New details update this truly classic survey of the evidence.
Nigel West is a former officer of the British secret intelligence service, MI6, and conservative party member of the British Parliament. He has written extensively on espionage and counterintelligence and given numerous lectures on those subjects.