I enjoyed this one and liked the writing style. I have since reading it recommended it to my friends.

My thanks to both NetGalley and Pen & Sword for an advanced copy of this book.

Nigel West longtime chronicler of the "Great Game" between the Russian and Western intelligence agencies has outdone himself in his latest Spy Swap. The book serves as both a capsule history of the post-war espionage battles, both the victories and the losses, but also of the Skripal poisoning in Salisbury England, and the affect on world affairs. The book is incredibly researched and full of stories and facts that would make any spy nerd's heart skip a beat on the lie detector test. My only problem was that the codenames and aliases began to get a tad confusing, I suggest a screenshot of the dramatis personae at the front of the book. This is a just a small quibble for this is a interesting and timely book.

While I always enjoy the work of Nigel West and did so on this occasion I have to take some issue with the description of this book as posted on NetGalley. The entire description was dedicated to the 2019 Skripal poisoning in Salisbury when in fact only a relatively short account was written. This book tells us more of the battles between the West (primarily the USA and the UK) and Russia/Soviet Union in the 20th century especially the 'Cold War' period.
My thanks all the same to NetGally and the publishers for the opportunity to gave an unbiased review.

A 3.5 to 4 star story of the decade long war of espionage between the Russian and USA governments. A story of the spying that happened in the Cold War and beyond with info about many of the major traitors to both governments. It is very well researched and pretty interesting. My rating is not affected by getting this for free as an ARC. Thanks, #NetGalley

An absorbing book with regards to covert operations of the intelligence services throughout the world.
Very well researched, covering right up to date events and written in a very easy style.
I enjoyed reading the book and anyone with an interest in the intelligence services will thoroughly enjoy the book too. Recommended, buy one for your bookshelf now!