Cold War (1945-1989)
Remembering John Le Carré, British Spy Turned Best-Selling Novelist
Le Carré, who died Dec. 12, worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career and later drew on that experience in thrillers like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2017.
'The Quiet Americans' Examines Tragic Miscalculations In The CIA's Formative Years
In a new book, author Scott Anderson chronicles the formative years of America's spy agency by focusing on four soldiers who became intelligence agents after World War II.
How Thousands Of Nazis Were 'Rewarded' With Life In The U.S.
After World War II. thousands of Nazis became informants in the Cold War against the Soviet Union -- and then got entry into the U.S. Eric Lichtblau's new book, The Nazi Next Door, tells the story.
Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin Has No Master Plan For Ukraine
Michael McFaul, ambassador to Russia from January 2012 to February 2014, says, "I've never seen [Putin] devote a speech to the necessity of reuniting Crimea with Russia. That came only recently."
Spies Like Them: 'Tinker, Tailor' And Other Odd Ilk.
Set in the Cold War era, the espionage thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy spotlights a retired security agent's mission to uncover a Russian spy within Britain's MI6. David Edelstein says the movie is thrilling, creepy and full of "faces you'll love to study."