Frank Wisner’s career in espionage began in World War II, but his legacy was the creation of a CIA department that aimed to ...

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whose ascent to power helped bring the Cold War to a close. But in 1985, just as he had been appointed to the key post of head of the KGB residency in London, he came under suspicion as a British spy.

Russia’s ‘illegals’ are the most secretive part of the world’s most outrageous espionage programme. It began with a shape-shifter called Dmitry Bystrolyotov – and continues today ...

Impossible film franchises have reached in the past decade or two, the spy thriller movie is an uphill battle for everyone ...

U-2 pilots conducted a total of 102 overflights of the People’s Republic of China from 1962 to 1968. The U-2 “Dragon Lady” ...

But paperwork and office politics didn't sell books or TV shows, so the heroic spy often met their match in dastardly ...

Mr. Gordievsky was among the most consequential spies of the Cold War, rising to become the KGB ... historian Christopher Andrew for several books, including “KGB: The Inside Story ...

A collection of never-before-seen files, photographs and items from MI5's own archives are going on display for the first time, lifting the lid on how spies operate ...

Both sides in the Cold War used moles like Mr. Gordievsky to hunt for spies. It was later revealed ... including articles for The Daily Telegraph and the books “KGB: The Inside Story” (1990 ...