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"John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, in their diligently researched Venona skillfully build up a picture of the extent to which the Roosevelt administration was riddled with Soviet spies. Haynes and Klehr have managed the difficult trick of making their study of Venona both scholarly and readable. . . . Excellent."--Michael Smith, Daily Telegraph
"A virtual king"s ransom of top-secret bombshells and bangles."--Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report
"In Venona, Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, preeminent authorities on American communism, provide the first comprehensive examination of these files, one of U.S. counter-intelligence's greatest achievements."--Rorin M. Platt, Foreign Service Journal
"While Venona focuses on the revelations of the code-breaking program, the authors supplement this data with information gained from other sources, making this book probably the most authoritative reference book extant on Soviet espionage in the United States in the World War II period."--T. A. Brooks, Proceedings (U.S. Naval Institute)
"Venona demands to be read . . . just to see that there were serious questions to be dealt with in the 1950s. It wasn't all witch hunts and fishing expeditions."--Henry S. Cohn, Federal Lawyer
"A story that will be examined and argued for years to come. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Cold War history."--Choice
"This book offers a solid starting point for those who want to understand the magnitude of the Soviet effort to penetrate U.S. secrets--and of the Americans who willingly did their bidding."--John A. Soares, American Studies International
"Dramatic and thorough, a historical gem, in fact."--Robert Conquest, Times Literary Supplement
"A fascinating book that brings you behind the headlines of notable espionage events in post World War II years and you will be shocked at the number and types of American citizens who betrayed their country."--Cryptologia
From Booklist April 1, 1999
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