John le Carré had it easy during the Cold War. But how do we write espionage thrillers now? Updated yesterday at 5:45 a.m. EST Joseph Finder is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Olig ...

EXCLUSIVE: Billed as a “flirty” Cold War spy drama, the BBC and ZDF’s Honey sounded a surefire bet when it was unveiled at Series Mania last week. Turns out the broadcasters left out a rather sweet ...

They passed intelligence, intercepted communications, stole blueprints and mapped targets. But ultimately they drove the deep-seated paranoia and distrust that would forever change the course of ...

Cold War movies have been a staple in Hollywood since the war first began. In the dying days of World War II, Hollywood's ...

State-backed espionage in Britain is at its worst since the Cold War, a counter-terror commander has warned after a cell was convicted of spying for Russia. Six ...

Chronicling nearly four decades of activity, this feature examines the rise and fall of the KGB as the Soviet Union’s core intelligence force. The story begins with its brutal predecessors and evolves ...

His top picks span more than a century - from a 1901 classic that inspired real-life double agents to gritty Cold War narratives and high-style adventures. Here are the spy novels that every fan ...

The Portland Spy Ring was one of the most notorious of the Cold War, stealing top secret information about Britain's nuclear submarine technology for the Soviets. Right at the heart of this spy ...

JFK: Celebrity in the White House - Why is he still an icon of the Cold War era? By Professor Lewis L Gould The story of one of the most damaging spy rings in British history - and the astonishing ...