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'He swam out to the Russian vessel and was never seen alive again': The Cold War spy mystery of the 'vanishing frogman'
Commander "Buster" Crabb disappeared during a visit to the UK by Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev. In 2006, a BBC reporter read ...
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Independent readers share their views on conscription – from ‘necessary evil’ to ‘waste of time’
In the late 1990s, quite a lot of these gentlemen were working, spying for Russia, according to Peter Wright's novel Spycatcher. So where to now? After spending two years in Libya fighting for ...
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'He swam out to the Russian vessel and was never seen alive again': The Cold War spy mystery of the 'vanishing frogman'
The exact nature of his mission is still unclear, but the ex-MI5 officer Peter Wright suggested in his book Spycatcher (1987) that it was to examine and photograph the ship's advanced propeller ...
Voices: Independent readers share their views on conscription – from ‘necessary evil’ to ‘waste of time’
In the late 1990s, quite a lot of these gentlemen were working, spying for Russia, according to Peter Wright's novel Spycatcher. So where to now? After spending two years in Libya fighting for "Queen ...