Reading the major Cold War novels, including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People, this book explores the political and historical contexts and implications of le Carre's work. John le Carre and the Cold War examines the author's 1960s and 70s work in relation to Cold-War history, including the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cambridge Spies, the end of the British empire, the Vietnam War and detente. An in-depth study of le Carre's work, and illuminating picture of Cold-War Britain, the book challenges the...