His best book yet' The Times
'Thrilling . . . Macintyre will have you hooked to her life's every twist and turn' Times / Sunday Times Books of the Year
'Macintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carre's nonfiction counterpart' New York Times
THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF WW2'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPY - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR
From planning an assassination attempt on Hitler in Switzerland, to spying on the Japanese in Manchuria, to preventing nuclear war (or so she believed) by stealing the science of atomic weaponry from Britain to give to Moscow, Ursula Kuczynski Burton conducted some of the most dangerous espionage operations of the twentieth century.
Born to a German Jewish family, as Ursula grew, so did the Nazis' power. A fanatical opponent of the fascism that ravaged her homeland, she was drawn to communism as a young woman, motivated by the promise of a fair and peaceful society. She eventually became a spymaster, saboteur, bomb-maker and secret agent.
In Agent Sonya, Britain's most acclaimed historian vividly reveals the fascinating tale of a life that would change the course of history. Classic Ben Macintyre - a gripping ride, based on meticulous research, that reads like a novel - this is the greatest spy story never told.
'This book is classic Ben Macintyre . . . quirky human details enliven every page' Clare Mulley, Spectator
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Dk
ISBN: 9780241986950
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 400
Tiempo de lectura:
8h 16m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 27/05/2021
Año de edición: 2021
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Ben Macintyre
BEN MACINTYRE es columnista y editor asociado en The Times, diario para el cual también ha trabajado como corresponsal en Nueva York, París y Washington. Es autor de El agente Zigzag. La verdadera historia de Eddie Chapman, el espía más asombroso de la segunda guerra mundial (2009), El hombre que nunca existió. Operación Carne Picada. La historia del episodio que cambió el curso de la segunda guerra mundial (2010), La historia secreta del día D. La verdad sobre los superespías que engañaron a Hitler (2013), Un espía entre amigos. La gran traición de Kim Philby (2015), Los hombres del SAS. Héroes y canallas en el cuerpo de operaciones especiales británico (2017), Espía y traidor. La mayor historia de espionaje de la guerra fría (2019) y Agente Sonya (2021), todos ellos publicados por Crítica.