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KGB and Soviet Espionage Recommended Books

The Essential Soviet Spies & KGB Cold War History Reading List(by a Former CIA Officer)

This Spybrary Soviet Spies and KGB Cold War history books reading guide is compiled by James Stejskal, a historian of special operations and espionage. James...
CIA Cold War History Books

The Essential U.S. CIA Cold War History Books Reading List (by a Former CIA Officer)

This Spybrary U.S. CIA Cold War history books reading list is compiled by James Stejskal, a historian of special operations and espionage. James served his...
My 5 favourite spy books by Brian Boling

My Five Favourite Spy Books with new Spybrary Guest Host – Bryan Boling

In the first Dead Drop Five episode of 2026, Spybrary host Shane Whaley welcomes new Spybrary guest host Bryan Boling for a deep dive into...
Inside Darker Than The Sun - The New James Bond Atlas with Ajay Chowdhury

Inside Darker Than the Sun: The James Bond Atlas Unlike Any Other with Ajay Chowdhury

Inside Darker Than The Sun – The New James Bond Atlas with Ajay Chowdhury Ajay Chowdhury reveals how the new James Bond Locations Atlas Darker...
Ex-British intelligence officer Julian Fisher joins Spybrary to reveal the 9 essential spycraft skills anyone can learn.

How to Think Like a Spy — Real Life Tactics from Ex-Intelligence Operative – Julian Fisher

How to Think Like A Spy with Julian Fisher What if spycraft wasn’t just for secret agents, but for everyone? In this revealing and thought-provoking...
The best spy books of 2025

The Best Spy Books of 2025, (As Recommended by Spybrary Readers)

Every year, Spybrary asks the people who know spy books best — you , the reader— to vote for the best spy books of 2025....
Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies and the Making of Modern Britain - Book Review by Lord Mark Pack

Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies and the Making of Modern Britain – Book Review

Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies and the Making of Modern Britain – Book Review by Lord Mark Pack Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies...
Berlin Spy's Guide Review

Why James Stejskal’s Berlin Spy Guide Is Essential Reading For Cold War History Fans

Discover why James Stejskal’s new Berlin spy guide is essential reading for anyone fascinated by Berlin espionage, hidden locations, and the city’s secret history, according...
A Spy In the Family by David Gardner and Paul Henderson- Cold War Espionage Non Fiction Review by David Griffiths

Review: A Spy in the Family by Paul Henderson and David Gardner

A Spy In the Family by David Gardner and Paul Henderson- Cold War Espionage Non Fiction Review by David Griffiths A Spy In The Family...
Thirty years after Judi Dench made spy history as M in GoldenEye, MI6 has appointed its first female Chief Blaise Metreweli

From M to Metreweli: When Spy Fiction Finally Became Spy Fact

Thirty years after Judi Dench made spy history as M in GoldenEye, MI6 has appointed its first female Chief Blaise Metreweli Thirty years after Judi...
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