Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy 9780307824448, 0307824446

The remarkable story of the last American spy of the Cold War: Aldrich “Rick” Ames, the most destructive traitor in the

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Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy
9780307824448, 0307824446

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