From Publishers Weekly
This is primarily an account of how the FBI busted an important segment of the Soviet spy network in America during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Lamphere was directly involved in the most sensational spy cases of the era. Judith Coplon, Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, David Greenglass, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are among those whose apprehension or conviction he had a hand in. (The author responds vigorously to the still-simmering charge that the Rosenbergs were framed by a witch-hunting FBI.) Lamphere reviews the devastating effect of the Philby-Maclean-Burgess spy scandal, and is critical of British intelligence for its naivete in the affair. Aside from the excitement the book generates on the spy-hunting level, it reveals much about the inner workings of the Bureau during an era when, as Lamphere notes, "the FBI agent was king." Photos. Conservative Book Club dual main selection.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
In 1941 Lamphere embarked on a 14-year FBI career largely devoted to foiling Soviet espionage in the United States. This readable, if occasionally self-serving, memoir recounts his often significant role in several famous postwar spy cases, including those of Klaus Fuchs, Gerhart Eisler, Judith Coplon, and the Rosenbergs. Motivated by what he sees as unfounded criticism of FBI methods and the conduct of some of these trials, especially the Rosenbergs', Lamphere defends the investigations and argues that Soviet spying at the time was widespread, well organized, and a serious threat. A good choice for popular collections, to supplement Ronald Radosh and Joyce Milton's The Rosenberg File ( LJ 8/83) and for insights into the workings of the FBI. James R. Kuhlman, Univ. of Georgia Lib., Athens
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
