From the back of the book: The War might have been cold, but the intrigue is red hot. This blockbuster return to the golden age of espoinage includes... High stakes espionage at the height of the Cold War! Delve into the titanic game of cloak and dagger between the super powers or create your won alternate history! Customizable gameplay! Run a superspy campaign against global menace or branch into the gritty battle of East vs. West in Europe, Russia, the U.S. and abroad. Play a game of political tension or a taut suspense thriller. The choice is yours! Run in the shadows or change history! From the space program to Vietnam to the rise of police actoin, potions are provided for both covert and public missions on every scale. Whether you want to play news events of the period or a game behind the scenes, this book has everything you need! New and modified agent options! Take the role of a crafty CIA officer or a KGB wetworks assassin. Join the early days of the Information Age as the snoop's predecessor, the wire! Choose an alligience and learn how to fight the Cold War on a personal or global scale. New gear! This book shifts the modern emphasis on gear to the Cold War emphasis on the agent. Comprehensive background for the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the Third World locations the super powers treat as their battleground throughout the decade of spies. Dozens of campaign and plot hooks linked to real-world events and leaping into entirely new territory. Hundreds of hours of gameplay in one place! Six all-new threats ranging from behind-the-scenes movers and shakers to overt military forces.