The Lost Spy An American in Stalins..., Andrew Meier
The Lost Spy An American in Stalins..., Andrew Meier
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The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service

Author: Andrew Meier

Narrator: David Chandler

Unabridged: 11 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/14/2008


Synopsis

This is the riveting account of one of the first Americans to spy for Joseph Stalin. A brilliant Columbia University graduate, Isaiah Oggins went to Berlin to establish a safe house and spy for his country-but he turned coat. Working for the Soviets, he was nevertheless poisoned in 1947 on Stalin's orders. Classified for decades, Oggins' story is a cloak-and-dagger tale to rival the best novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise

The immense amount of research that have gone into digging up this obscure case is almost unfathomable - the author deserves a heap of credit for that alone. The story he has to tell, despite the unfortunate but understandable lack of concrete detail in some places, is a fascinating one, at least fo......more

After the Great War Cy Oggins became involved in radical politics, supporting the newly formed Soviet Union. He was an intellectual; a college professor, idealistic and hopeful that the new Russian Communist government would benefit humanity. He and his wife supported the cause with no reservations.......more