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Two superpowers, no direct combat, forty-six years of espionage at unprecedented scale. The Cold War was many things; it was also the golden age of intelligence agencies — the period when "spy" became a profession with civil-service grades. Key sections include: Cold War Spies.; Opening The secret war.; Chapter I 1945: the agencies form.; Chapter II The Cambridge Five.; Chapter III Berlin: the front line.; Chapter IV The atomic intelligence.; Chapter V Defectors east and west.; Chapter VI 1985: the year of the spy.; Chapter VII SIGINT and IMINT.; Chapter VIII The thirteen days..
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