The Naked Communist: Exposing Communism and Restoring Freedom (Freedom in America) ... ONE WORLD: The Health and Survival of the Human Species in the 21st Century. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames, Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download, Pete Earley, Inc.; 1.2.1 edition (April 7, 2012). Input from the Author, and the Subject. Oprah’s Book Club Mystery of Aldrich Ames. "There are things that have never come out about this case. He betrayed the identities of the United States’ top agents. Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames: Earley, Pete: Amazon.sg: Books. He apparently thinks his doublespeak of accepting responsibility then blame his actions on everyone and everything will gain him sympathy from the masses. The Wisconsin-born son of a history professor-turned-CIA-agent, Ames, depicted here as a slovenly, procrastinating, inept, mediocre, alcoholic bureaucrat, rose to become counterintelligence chief of the CIA's Soviet division. After divorcing his first wife Ames married a materialistic foreigner from Colombia named Rosario who indulged herself in clothing, expensive dining, and an otherwise extravagant lifestyle. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/aldrich-ames-6958.php Nightmover: how Aldrich Ames sold the CIA to the KGB for $4. Aldrich “Rick” Ames was desperate for money. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Arrested with him was his wife, Rosario Ames, who had aided and abetted his espionage activities. Index. Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Skip to main content.sg. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Author Pete Earley managed to conduct about 50 hours of frank, unsupervised, and uncensored interviews with Aldrich Ames after his arrest and before authorities caught on and curtailed his access to the spy. Fact-based story about a 1990s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in U.S. history. Aldrich Ames remains in prison at the Federal Detention Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. The men betrayed by Ames were real people, and the stories of their lives are the true history of the espionage game in the waning years of the Cold War. Double agent Aldrich Ames fed the KGB sensitive information for many years, resulting in the death of many U.S. agents in Russia. Rather, he claims to have betrayed his country voluntarily and for the basest of reasons; money. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Arrested in 1994, he was convicted of espionage and sentenced to life in prison. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Circle of Treason: CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed. Does this book contain inappropriate content? Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Interviews: Ames Aldrich Bulik Joe. Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base. As the Cold War enters its final act, the CIA is sent scrambling when a rendezvous with a prized asset goes horribly awry. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for ... Aldrich Hazen Ames; Aldrich Hazen Ames: Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: Pete Earley. Directed by John Mackenzie. What compels them to trade in the currency of secrets? Russia paid him millions of dollars–and promised millions more. A sad but true fact around espionage environment. Nightmover: how Aldrich Ames sold the CIA to the KGB for $4. I grew weary of hearing Ames impress himself with his post-arrest comments. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. Index. It should cause any American reader to be dismayed by the seemingly accurate description of the CIA which is clearly not even slightly like the mythical organization we thought or hoped it was. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2013. Aldrich Ames (Timothy Hutton) was a middle class C.I.A. ! Aldrich Ames may not have been the Central Intelligence Agency’s first choice as a spy. 6 million User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict. Search. A bit slow at times but a good read. Yet the CIA took years to wonder why Ames could afford an expensive home in a Washington, D.C., suburb and frequent weekend trips to Europe. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020. I thought the book was interesting. A must read for anyone interested in this subject, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2013. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2013, An absorbing and thrilling read concerning this Master Spy.really fascinating and concise. 16 pages of photos. For nine years Aldrich Ames fed highly classified information to the KGB. 5 stars for sure. Hard to put down in that it reads like fiction, but it's real and unbelievable. Index. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Apple Books Preview. No other program like Talpiot in the worldA unique combination of the IDF and the START-UP-NATION. CIA officer Sandy Grimes begins her investigation into the source of the problem and quickly discovers that this lost asset is just the tip of the iceberg. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. He was convicted of espionage in 1994. Please try again. The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. Jan 4, 2015 - Explore Patty Luke's board "Aldrich Ames", followed by 292 people on Pinterest. To me Ames' wife Rosario paints herself as a victim while previously enjoying the high-living lifestyle her husband's treachery made possible. I speak here from experience. Frightening and very worrisome. Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019. Books on LibraryThing tagged Aldrich Ames. Mabey John. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Queen's Quarterly 1996, Summer, 103, 2. Outstanding quote from this book regarding how people are turned into spies, "Russians do it because of ideology and Americans do it for money". Macintyre’s dramatic retelling of their stories comes not only from Western sources (including Gordievsky himself, who is now 82 and living under witness protection in the UK) but also from the Russian perspective. Liked the extended quotes at section ends. An act that led to their executions inside the Soviet Union. Incredible account of what really happened at the CIA. This is an amazing tale of institutional hubris and bungling. Ames appears not to have been motivated by political idealism or any particular disaffection for capitalism. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2014. makes you want to scream out loud, how did nobody notice he was a spy, received his just desserts. We watched the Assets series on Netflix and it was AWESOME!! The minutiae of the hunt, the capture, the arrest and prosecution of this despicable mole grabs the reader’s attention rather than the thrill of the Soviet’s hunt and then the Brits’ exfiltration described in McIntyre’s book. Book Synopsis: For nine years, Aldrich Ames fed highly classified information to the KGB. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2017. Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020. Of course he would deny such. This suspenseful book draws on interviews with Ames himself to show that major housecleaning is in order at Langley. Greed is always there to raise its ugly head as Ames admits he betrayed America for the money. While there have been other books about Aldrich Ames, Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense "Ames Mole Hunt." It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The details are fascinating. If you've read Legacy of Ashes, then you already have some familiarity with the incompetence and bungling of the CIA (they are the Keystone Cops of the covert intelligence world). He was convicted of espionage in 1994. This is after he received positive appraisals coupled with an achievement of grade GS-7. (Prices may vary for AK and HI.). The agency was so slow to act, the authors suggest, because its leadership was more concerned with institutional self-preservation than with doing its job properly. that blew the cover the Soviets worked so Ames lived an The failure to find Aldrich Ames until nine years after opulent lifestyle that exposed the cover the Soviets worked his initial treason will go down in history as one of the Ames, Aldrich 9 biggest American intelligence blunders of the Cold War. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Reads as well researched and informed. Edward Holland painstakingly guides the listener through the complicated web of Ames's life, from his early experiences in Burma with his double agent/professor father to his ultimate arrest. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, An Assessment of the Aldrich H. Ames Espionage Case and Its Implications for U.S. Intelligence, November 1, 1994. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Circle of Treason: CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. On a final note, this book should be available second-hand in a normal size format and for less than five dollars. Possibly, it could have been nepotism: his father had performed minor covert operations for the CIA in Burma. Please try again. I was aghast when it surfaced, and taken in by its size. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Two members of the CIA mole-hunt team, Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille, wrote a book about the experience. Learn more about the program. Aldrich Ames, according to this account by a team of New York Times reporters, was an incompetent, office-bound, alcoholic spy in the middle of an undistinguished career. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2015. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The book focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, the double agent who helped prevent nuclear war, and Aldrich Ames, the American turncoat who likely betrayed him. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MAY 29, 1995 This New York Times reporting team's taut, riveting, remarkably vivid account of former CIA agent Aldrich Ames's treason, arrest and 1994 conviction as a mole for Moscow reads like a spy thriller. Please try again. WOW. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This sympathetic interpretation depicts a man who lost the meaning and purpose of his work and, ultimately, his direction in life. Why do people spy? Please try again. Why do people spy? The book also covers the aftermath of Aldrich Ames arrest: the Congressional wrath on CIA for not identifying him sooner; FBI/CIA debriefings of Ames following his plea bargain; a retrospective of Ames the person and Ames the spy; and a comparison of Ames and FBI special agent and Soviet spy Robert Hanssen, arrested in February 2001 and sentenced to life in prison for spying … Something went wrong. Neither book is as engaging as another "American spy"/counterintelligence non-fiction book--David Wise's The Spy Who Got Away, in which Wise recounts the story of Edward Lee Howard, the former CIA officer who bec A readable account of the Ames espionage case. Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998) IMDbs U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, "A Review of the FBI's Performance in Uncovering the Espionage Activities of Aldrich Hazen Ames (April 1997) – Unclassified Executive Summary"Famous Cases: Aldrich Ames", Federal Bureau of Investigation – A short description of Ames' spying career Trusting Aldrich Ames. Ten Russian individuals were recalled to Russia and executed with a bullet to the back of the head due to their exposure by Aldrich Ames. B.J.P. Iron Spy: The True Story of the Greatest Double Agent in World War II, Israel's Edge: The Story of The IDF's Most Elite Unit - Talpiot, Double Cross: The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America. Something went wrong. At the opening of his curious new book… When he was hired in 1962, it may have been because better qualified candidates were being sent to Vietnam. His unique skills were eventually sought out by Nazi Germany, but Chapman’s loyalty to Britain knew no limits. Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed, Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames, The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal, Aldrich Ames, according to this account by a team of. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.. Ames was formerly a 31-year CIA counterintelligence analyst who … While there have been other books about Aldrich Ames, Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense “Ames Mole Hunt.” Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille were two of the five principals of the CIA team tasked with hunting one of their own and were directly responsible for identifying Ames as the … Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Two members of the CIA mole-hunt team, Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille, wrote a book about the experience. Accessed September 1, 2020, LINK. Eddie Chapman was a man of many faces. True story of the men and women who struggled to prevent mass murder and disaster at a US Air Force base—and their heroic response to both tragedies. $5.99; $5.99; Publisher Description. This is a very gripping story. Aldrich was the eldest of three children and the only son. Photos. Aldrich Ames was inducted into "Career Trainee Program" of the CIA. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Queen's Quarterly. His father was a college lecturer, his mother a high school English teacher. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. If we could do away with inflated egos in the law enforcement community a lot more would be accomplished. Please try your request again later. With Jodie Whittaker, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter, Ralph Brown. Its ok but jumps about something rotten. It is extremely sad that the American agencies cannot work together on things like this. Unable to add item to List. 16 pages of photos. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Agent, whose problems with alcohol and general ineptness had kept him from rising further in the ranks of the agency. Putnam's Sons. Tim Weiner’s 1995 book “Betrayal” can be described as a prequel to Ben McIntyre’s “The Spy And The Traitor” (2018) in that Weiner’s book deals with Aldridge Ames, the American traitor, who outed the Russian KGB spy whose escape from the Soviet Union is thrillingly detailed by McIntyre in his more recent book. 16 pages of photos. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. The spotlight is on Aldrich Ames, the villain who betrays America's most valuable assets: our top spies in the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1994. Sad but informative. Sad reality! The movieAldrich Ames: Traitor Within was made in 1998, and the ABC mini-series The Assets, produced in 2014, was based on Ames. The espionage environment always intrigues people all around the world. The series was based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by retired CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille.The series was executively produced by Morgan Hertzan, Rudy Bednar and Andrew Chapman. ABC Television Network announced a mid-season premier date for a new limited series named "The Assets", which is based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer, Sandy Grimes, co-author of Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames.Premiering Thursday, January 2 at 10 p.m. on your primetime ABC Network, "The Assets" … It's lean style, respect for relevancy, and use of on-the-record sources make it the most credible study of Aldrich Ames and an enjoyable read years after its release. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Worth the read, Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015. The Deadliest Traitor in U.S. History / Four books take different approaches to the Aldrich Ames case REVIEWED BY, BILL WALLACE June 25, 1995 Updated: Feb. 4, 2012 12:43 p.m. Pity Russian end was so uncooperative as it diminishes book and frustrates reader.
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