Breaking the Ring

Name: Breaking the Ring
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: John Barron
ISBN: 9781423359296

Author: John Barron

Narrator: J. Charles

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 11/01/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime, Espionage

Synopsis

For 17 years, the Soviets knew every military move we made! That is how damaging the Walker family spy ring was to our national security. For the better part of two decades, John Walker, his son Michael, brother Arthur, and friend Jerry Whitworth comprised the KGB's greatest asset. Meticulously detailing the FBI investigation which finally broke the case, John Barron reveals how close the United States came to disaster - and how the repercussions may linger for decades.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grant on December 17, 2023

Barron does an outstanding job of reconstructing the investigations that cracked the Walker spy ring open and revealed the horrific damage done to American interests by the compromise of encrypted communications. Written in the 1980s, this book reflects its times - non-whites are identified by race......more

Goodreads review by Erik on October 29, 2020

Some months ago I read Howard Blum's 'I Pledge Allegiance' about the Walker spy ring. Looking for a quick read, I noticed Barron's book on the same subject besides Blum's on the bookshelf and decided to give it a try. It turned out to be a good choice. While Blum handles the story basically as a bio......more