Territory of Lies is an investigative nonfiction account of the Jonathan Jay Pollard espionage case, written by journalist Wolf Blitzer, then Washington correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. The book examines how Pollard, a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, became involved in passing classified American information to Israel, and follows the case through recruitment, secrecy, exposure, arrest, plea negotiations and the political fallout that surrounded him. Blitzer places the personal story inside a wider network of American-Israeli relations, intelligence ethics, loyalty, betrayal and the tension between national security and ideological conviction. The result is a detailed political thriller drawn from real events, aimed at readers interested in espionage, modern Jewish history, U.S.–Israel relations and the complicated moral terrain where patriotism, secrecy and personal ambition collide.
Author: Wolf Blitzer
Publisher: Harper & Row
Publication Year: 1989
Number of Pages: 336
