The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
By Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin
Read by Charles Stransky
Abridged
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665186599
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ISBN: 9781665186605
| Runtime: | 6.47 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The Sword and the Shield is a compelling—and historically significant—narrative destined to cast new light on the Soviet era.Author
Author Bio: Christopher Andrew
Christopher Andrew is professor of modern and contemporary history and chair of the History Department at Cambridge University, a former visiting professor of national security at Harvard, a frequent guest lecturer at other US universities and a regular host of BBC radio and TV programs. His books—which include Her Majesty’s Secret Service; KGB: The Inside Story (with Oleg Gordievsky); and For the President’s Eyes Only—have established him as one of the world’s leading authorities on intelligence history.
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Author Bio: Vasili Mitrokhin
Vasili Nikitich (1922–2004) was a Major and senior archivist for the Soviet Union’s foreign intelligence service, the First Chief Directorate of the KGB, and coauthor of The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West, a massive account of Soviet intelligence operations based on copies of material from the archive. The second volume, The Mitrokhin Archive II: The KGB in the World, was published in 2005, soon after Mitrokhin’s death.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 6.47 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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