The Defector

Richard Kerbaj

'The Defector' is the untold account of how, in 1971, the defection of a KGB saboteur in London led to the expulsion of more than a hundred Soviet 'diplomats' from the UK. Drawing on newly declassified intelligence documents and dozens of interviews with spymasters, the book tells a startling story of a Soviet mission to plant fake Kremlin agents within British and American intelligence services, the paranoia that ensued, and how the actions of a genuine turncoat, the former KGB officer Oleg Lyalin, and the secrets he revealed resulted to one of the most dramatic and pivotal moments in the Cold War.

Author(s): Kerbaj, Richard
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 04/09/2025
Pagination: 304 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Blink
Published By: Blink
Book Classification: The Cold War|Military history
Dimensions: 243x164x32
Weight: 574
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781789468489