1951 Press Photo Mrs. Ethel Rosenberg Soviet Spy Ring

Director: Alvin Goldstein; Release Date: April 27, 2010

This is a book about women's history and biography and to radical history, particularly to our understanding of family and gender relations and female self-understanding of women radicals.

Pages: 64, Edition: 1, Library Binding, Rosen Publishing Group

Before Bond, before Maxwell Smart and Mrs. Emma Peel, we''ve enjoyed a wide variety of TV Spies. From 1951''s Dangerous Assignment to today''s Burn Notice, we''ve watched cloak-and-dagger adventures from popular successes like Alias and Mission: Impossible to thoughtful mini-series like The Sandbaggers to cartoons and even live animals in shows like Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp. Our TV secret agents have worn masks and capes (Adventures of Zorro), fought in the historical past (Hogan's Heroes, Jack of All Trades), been as stylish as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., or have been as frumpy as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. No one knows more about the wide vista of these undercover operatives than Dr. Wesley Britton, author of the highly-acclaimed 2004 history of the genre, Spy Television. Now, Britton has compiled the first indispensable reference book on television espionage unveiling the secrets behind our beloved favorites, the nuggets we might have missed, and the programs that disappeared without a trace after their short original runs. Britton provides the behind-the-scenes creative process for TV spies drawn from both extensive research and his interviews with many participants. He uncovers the reasons why some dramas were either unforgettable hits or regrettable misses. But The Encyclopedia of TV Spies is more than a historical overview-. Britton offers analysis of the elements that made key shows innovative and trend-setting and why some of the best productions ever made never jelled with the networks or audiences. And, like a "Special Edition" DVD, The Encyclopedia of TV Spies also includes extra features including articles on tie-in novels and how to collect TV spy music. In short, no entertainment library is complete without The Encyclopedia of TV Spies, and no fan of television should be without it. Every reader should expect to discover surprises and suggestions for their own viewing, and will find themselves seeking out the best dramas and comedies available on DVD or online.

  A new narrative of the famed case that finally solves its remaining mysteries, by the author of the bestselling Invitation to an InquestWalter and Miriam Schneir’s 1965 bestseller Invitation to an Inquest was among the first critical accounts of the controversial case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, famously executed in 1953 for passing atom bomb secrets to Soviet Russia. In Invitation the Schneirs presented exhaustive and damning evidence that key witnesses in the trial had changed their stories after coaching from prosecutors, and that the FBI had forged evidence.  The conclusion was unavoidable: The Rosenbergs were innocent.   But were they?   Thirty years after the publication of Inquest, Walter Schneir was back on the case after bits and pieces of new evidence started coming to light, much of it connecting Julius Rosenberg to Soviet espionage. Over more than a decade, Schneir continued his search for the truth, meeting with former intelligence officials in Moscow and Prague, and cross checking details recorded in thousands of government documents.   The result is an entirely new narrative of the Rosenberg case. The reality, Schneir demonstrates, is that Rosenbergs ended up hopelessly trapped: prosecuted for atomic espionage they didn’t commit—but unable to admit earlier espionage activities during World War II.   As it happened, Julius Rosenberg was only marginally involved in the atomic spy ring he was depicted as leading—while Ethel, critically, was not at all involved. The two lied when the contended they knew nothing about espionage. Ethel knew about it and Julius had practiced it, but the government’s contention that they had stolen the “secret” of the atom bomb was critically and fatally flawed. 

  A new narrative of the famed case that finally solves its remaining mysteries, by the author of the bestselling Invitation to an InquestWalter and Miriam Schneir’s 1965 bestseller Invitation to an Inquest was among the first critical accounts of the controversial case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, famously executed in 1953 for passing atom bomb secrets to Soviet Russia. In Invitation the Schneirs presented exhaustive and damning evidence that key witnesses in the trial had changed their stories after coaching from prosecutors, and that the FBI had forged evidence.  The conclusion was unavoidable: The Rosenbergs were innocent.   But were they?   Thirty years after the publication of Inquest, Walter Schneir was back on the case after bits and pieces of new evidence started coming to light, much of it connecting Julius Rosenberg to Soviet espionage. Over more than a decade, Schneir continued his search for the truth, meeting with former intelligence officials in Moscow and Prague, and cross checking details recorded in thousands of government documents.   The result is an entirely new narrative of the Rosenberg case. The reality, Schneir demonstrates, is that Rosenbergs ended up hopelessly trapped: prosecuted for atomic espionage they didn’t commit—but unable to admit earlier espionage activities during World War II.   As it happened, Julius Rosenberg was only marginally involved in the atomic spy ring he was depicted as leading—while Ethel, critically, was not at all involved. The two lied when the contended they knew nothing about espionage. Ethel knew about it and Julius had practiced it, but the government’s contention that they had stolen the “secret” of the atom bomb was critically and fatally flawed. 

Infamous for the arbitrary and paranoid persecution of their owncitizens, it is a little known fact that the Soviet Union also wageda vicious espionage war against the Catholic Church and its followers. From the targeting of local priests to an assassinationorder against Pope John Paul II, the KGB viewed Catholicism asa threat to stability in Eastern Europe and treated the Church asan enemy of the State. Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer John Koehler has writtenthe definitive book on this startling history. Using never beforeseen documents and transcripts, including an order against thePope that was signed by Gorbachev, Koehler paints a vivid pictureof the network of spies and double agents who were working toinfiltrate the Church’s infrastructure, from the Vatican down tolocal parishes. But what is most impressive is the overwhelmingevidence of the extreme courage of everyday believers who offeredshelter and protection to the persecuted, despite the danger oftheir own arrest or execu

Infamous for the arbitrary and paranoid persecution of their owncitizens, it is a little known fact that the Soviet Union also wageda vicious espionage war against the Catholic Church and its followers. From the targeting of local priests to an assassinationorder against Pope John Paul II, the KGB viewed Catholicism asa threat to stability in Eastern Europe and treated the Church asan enemy of the State. Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer John Koehler has writtenthe definitive book on this startling history. Using never beforeseen documents and transcripts, including an order against thePope that was signed by Gorbachev, Koehler paints a vivid pictureof the network of spies and double agents who were working toinfiltrate the Church’s infrastructure, from the Vatican down tolocal parishes. But what is most impressive is the overwhelmingevidence of the extreme courage of everyday believers who offeredshelter and protection to the persecuted, despite the danger oftheir own arrest or execu

This highly acclaimed book -- hailed as the definitive account of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case -- now includes a new introduction and epilogue that discuss the most recent evidence. It provides information from the Khruschev and Molotov memoirs, the Venona papers, and material contained in a Discovery Channel documentary that will be shown in March.

Engineering Communism is the fascinating story of Joel Barr and Alfred Sarant, dedicated Communists and members of the Rosenberg spy ring, who stole information from the United States during World War II that proved crucial to building the first advanced weapons systems in the USSR. On the brink of arrest, they escaped with KGB’s help and eluded American intelligence for decades.Drawing on extensive interviews with Barr and new archival evidence, Steve Usdin explains why Barr and Sarant became spies, how they obtained military secrets, and how FBI blunders led to their escape. He chronicles their pioneering role in the Soviet computer industry, including their success in convincing Nikita Khrushchev to build a secret Silicon Valley.The book is rich with details of Barr’s and Sarant’s intriguing andexciting personal lives, their families, as well as their integration into Russian society. Engineering Communism follows the two spies through Sarant’s death and Barr’s unbelievable return to the United States.