Penkovsky is considered one of the most valuable assets in agency history. Thetrue story of oleg penkovsky and the cold wars most dangerous operation. Thus ended oleg penkovskys career of spying for the united states and great britain. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Oleg vladimirovich penkovsky soviet officer britannica. Viewing the path that humanity is taking and the looming danger of the reapers in that context, petrovsky is concerned about humanitys future. The capture and execution of colonel penkovsky, 1963. The penkovsky papers fontana books oleg penkovsky on. Major talked about intelligence gathering during the cuban missile crisis and the interrogation of col. How a soviet colonel changed the course of the cold war.
Gervase cowell, who has died aged 73, has a place in espionage history as a member of the husbandandwife team from the british secret intelligence service. Meet the russian spy who saved the world from disaster during the cuban missile crisisand. The case of oleg penkovsky in their own highly bizarre fashion, these two books represent what seems to be the first public encounter, via the literary confrontation of its agents, between the. This explosive book records the secret life and adventures of one the greatest spies of the 20th centuryoleg penkovskiyand reads with the excitement of the greatest of suspense novels. The spy who saved the worldthen tried to destroy it. Oleg vladimirovich penkovsky, senior soviet military intelligence officer who was convicted of spying for the united kingdom and the united states. The case of oleg penkovsky 19 nov 1965 the spectator.
They focused on human intelligence and the impact that the. Penkovsky was a colonel in the gru soviet military intelligence and the highest level soviet officer to spy for the united states or great britain up to that time. Carnets dun agent secret by penkovsky, oleg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The russian who spied for the west, doubleday, new york, 1966. He is an experienced and formidable military strategist, as well as a classical scholar with a deep knowledge of military history.
Carnets dun agent secret by penkovsky oleg abebooks. Former kgb major general oleg kalugin does not once mention penkovsky in his comprehensive book. Kgb defector vladimir sakharov suggests penkovsky was genuine, saying, i knew about the ongoing kgb reorganization precipitated by oleg penkovsky s case and yuri nosenkos defection. It is 50 years today since soviet military intelligence officer oleg penkovsky was. Penkovsky is known for informing the united kingdom about the soviet emplacement of missiles in cuba, thus providing both the uk and the united states with the.
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