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The Looking Glass War
Book • 1965
The Looking Glass War is a 1965 spy novel by John le Carré that explores the decline of a British military intelligence organization known as 'The Department'.
The story revolves around their attempt to verify Soviet missile sites in East Germany by reactivating an old agent, Fred Leiser.
The novel critiques the bureaucratic inefficiencies and nostalgic attitudes within the intelligence community during the Cold War era.
The story revolves around their attempt to verify Soviet missile sites in East Germany by reactivating an old agent, Fred Leiser.
The novel critiques the bureaucratic inefficiencies and nostalgic attitudes within the intelligence community during the Cold War era.
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