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HOARE, GEOFFREY - The Missing Macleans

Title: The Missing Macleans
Description: New York: Viking Press, 1955. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends have some beginning bumping, The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing, along with some light ground-in dirt and rubbing. "Donald Duart Maclean ( 25 May 1913 – 6 March 1983) was a British diplomat and member of the Cambridge Five who acted as spies for the Soviet Union. As an undergraduate, Maclean openly proclaimed his left-wing views, and was recruited into the Russian intelligence service (NKVD). However, he gained entry to the Civil Service by claiming to have foresworn Marxism. In 1938 he was made Third Secretary at the Paris embassy, where he kept the Soviets informed about Anglo-German diplomacy. He then served in Washington, D. C. From 1944 to 1948, achieving promotion to First Secretary. Here he became Moscow's main source of information about US energy policy, greatly helping the Russians to evaluate the relative strength of their own nuclear arsenal." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

Keywords: Espionage Geoffrey Hoare USSR Spies Diplomacy Diplomats

Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 41948

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