Author
Ben Macintyre
We've read and reviewed Ben Macintyre's history and biography book Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy on Book of the Day, scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.
Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
by Ben Macintyre
Redwood by Ben Macintyre is a Cold War spy history about KGB Major Vladimir Kuzichkin, who turns to MI6 in 1981 from his post in revolutionary Tehran. It's narrative nonfiction that reads like a thriller, and it follows the young British officer charged with getting him out alive.