Markus Wolf | The Spy Without A Face

Ways to support the podcast:Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ ⁠⁠⁠https://bmc.link/philipthompson⁠⁠⁠Donate via PayPal: 💸 ⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/PhilipT284⁠For twenty-five years, the CIA hunted a ghost. They knew he existed—his fingerprints were on operations across Europe. But they had no idea what he looked like. They called him "the man without a face."Markus Wolf was East Germany's spymaster for over three decades. He placed agents inside NATO, inside the West German Chancellor's office, and inside the lives of lonely secretaries seduced by his infamous "Romeo" spies. When the Berlin Wall fell, his secrets spilled into the light.This is the story of the Cold War's most elusive spy; and the people he used and discarded along the way.📚 Sources & Further Reading (affiliate links):Man Without A Face: The Autobiography Of Communism's Greatest Spymaster by Markus Wolf - https://amzn.to/4qUkBFgDie Troika by Markus Wolf - https://amzn.to/4qYIgVcSpymaster: The Real-Life Karla, His Moles, and the East German Secret Police by Leslie Colitt - https://amzn.to/3MHYHr0