Shattered Illusions: KGB Cold War Espionage in Canada - Hardcover

by Donald G. Mahar (Author), Ward Elcock (Foreword by)

This failed soviet KGB operation in Canada tells the story of two double agents, one Soviet and one Canadian. The Soviet was betrayed by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, captured by the KGB, imprisoned, and counted as dead until he reappeared 36 years later in a British embassy and traded back to Canada.

Author Biography

Donald G. Mahar served 41 years in the RCMP Security Service, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and Communications Security Establishment, both in Canada and abroad. His career was primarily spent in Counter Intelligence against the Soviet KGB / Russian SVR target. He currently serves as president of the Pillar Society, the retirement / alumni organization for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the former RCMP Security Service.