Spies of War

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky—names that define the pantheon of 20th-century espionage. Drawing on declassified documents, archival materials, reconstructions, and interviews, Spies of War offers a window into the minds and methods of undercover operatives. Explore the tactics for transmitting top-secret information. Discover how one man assumed 24 identities to fabricate the existence of a spy ring. Witness how scientists furnished the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb.