03687cam a2200469Ii 4500 26259 26259 6927911 MeVbMML 20190502002812.0 181101s2018 nyuaf 001 0beng 2018043319 9781501152139 (hardback) 1501152130 (hardback) 6797199 (OCoLC)1060574638 (OCoLC)on1060574638 DLC eng rda FMG FMG OCLCO n-us--- a-gs--- e-ru--- HV6535.G2 S68 2018 364.152/3092 B 23 HV6535.G2 S68 2018 364.1523 Pullara Pullara, Michael, author. 10115 The spy who was left behind : Russia, the United States, and the true story of the betrayal and assassination of a CIA agent / Michael Pullara. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2018. xiii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. "On August 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Within hours, police had a suspect--a vodka-soaked village bumpkin named Anzor Sharmaidze. A tidy explanation quickly followed: It was a tragic accident. US diplomats hailed Georgia's swift work, and both countries breathed a sigh of relief. Yet the bullet that killed Woodruff was never found and key witnesses have since retracted their testimony, saying they were beaten and forced to identify Sharmaidze. But if he didn't do it, who did? Those who don't buy the official explanation think the answer lies in the spy games that played out on Russia's frontier following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Woodruff was an early actor in a dangerous drama. American spies were moving into newborn nations previously dominated by Soviet intelligence. Russia's security apparatus, resentful and demoralized, was in turmoil, its nominal loyalty to a pro-Western course set by President Boris Yeltsin, shredded by hardline spooks and generals who viewed the Americans as a menace. At the time when Woodruff was stationed there, Georgia was a den of intrigue. It had a big Russian military base and was awash with former and not-so-former Soviet agents. Shortly before Woodruff was shot, veteran CIA officer Aldrich Ames--who would soon be unmasked as a KGB mole--visited him on agency business. In short order, Woodruff would be dead and Ames, in prison for life. Buckle up, because The Spy Who Was Left Behind reveals the full-throttle, little-known thrilling tale"-- Provided by publisher. Woodruff, Freddie R., 1947-1993. 10116 United States. Central Intelligence Agency Biography. 10117 Murder Georgia (Republic) South Ossetia. 10118 Espionage, Russian Georgia (Republic) South Ossetia. 10119 New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2019-03-26 28.00 4 1 364.15 PULL 38501 2019-07-17 2019-07-10 2019-03-26 BOOK