Intrepid's Last Case

by William Stevenson

Book Overview

Intrepid's Last Case chronicles the post-World War II activities of Sir William Stephenson, whose fascinating role in helping to defeat the Nazis was the subject of the worldwide bestseller A Man... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394534301
• ISBN13: 9780394534305
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great and important book

This important book is unjustly neglected. It shows that right at the start of the post-war period, before the term "Cold War" had even been coined, that the US and UK knew there had been extensive, ongoing Soviet espionage and penetration of the 'allied' governments. The scumbag Kim Philby (Soviet mole who later defected) managed to block much of the use of Soviet defector Gouzenko's information on the vast program of Soviet espionage in North America. "Intrepid" got involved in trying to find out why this immensely important defector was being sidelined and ignored by western intelligence services. The fact that even to this day there are people trying to malign this book and its information shows that the effects of the Soviet disinformation campaigns are with us still.

Irresistible Real Life Cold War Drama of Disinformation

Sir William Stephenson, the subject of the excellent book 'A Man Called Intrepid' returns as the central figure in an important Cold War episode. Stephenson's aide during the second world war is accused in the press of having been a Soviet Mole and Nazi spy. The implications threaten the reputations of many of the West's top intelligence leaders. This fascinating book outlines the efforts of Soviet Intelligence to create this kind of disinformation to sow discord among the Western allies and direct attention away from their own double agents. As gripping as any spy story of this period, this one will affect you differently because you will realize how much the security of the West was at stake in these real intelligence battles. I found myself marveling at the Machiavellian effectiveness of the disinformation, and chilled by the realization that anyone could be vulnerable to similar manipulation of the facts. We all owe Stephenson a debt of gratitude for digging out the facts and for Bill Stevenson writing this book to share the incredible tale with us.