Redwood
The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
$33.66
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
From the multi-million-selling historian, the remarkable, unknown Cold War story of how one spy saved the world from nuclear war.
The year is 1981. Tehran is in violent turmoil in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The Soviets are planning to overthrow the Ayatollah’s fledgling Islamist regime. If they do so, one response from America - unknown to the public - would be to use nuclear weapons. This is the story of how at the height of the Cold War, one mysterious double agent, known t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241753569 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241753562 |
| Author: | Ben Macintyre |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
Ben Macintyre has a knack for finding the most fascinating storylines in history – David Grann, author of The Wager
Macintyre is one of the most gifted espionage writers around – Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War
Redwood might be his best yet – John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill
Ever-brilliant – The Bookseller
Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz, Agent Sonya, SAS: Rogue Heroes, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat, and A Spy Among Friends. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times, and has worked as the newspaper’s correspondent in New York, Paris, and Washington. Several of his books have been made into films and television series, including Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Among Friends, and SAS: Rogue Heroes.
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