New Book Gives A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How American And Russian Spies Fought Each Other

Task & Purpose: This new book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the secret battle between American and Russian spies

Bland. James Bland.

The quiet secret agents of the real world are nothing like their dashing movie counterparts. They don't sip vodka martinis with exotic beauties. They don't face villains with steel jaws.

They risk their lives. And sometimes save the world.

That's the message of Marc Favreau's "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia." A half-century history of the Cold War, it profiles more than a dozen secret agents. Not one stood out in a crowd.

That's what kept them alive.

The battle between the former U.S.S.R. and the U.S. began before the Second World War was over. The Kremlin particularly prized Americans who could be persuaded to pass along information.

Some did it for money, others did it for love.

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WNU Editor: The real story is always more interesting than Hollywood's version.