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The Sword and the Shield
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
by Christopher M. Andrew ; Vasili Mitrokhin
ISBN: 0465003109
ISBN-13: 9780465003105
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This book is based on secret documents (reportedly about 6 trunks' worth) which were smuggled out of Russia by Vasili Mitrokhin, who worked in the KGB archive. Historian and intelligence expert Christopher Andrew tells of Mitrokhin's disenchantment with the KGB and his effort to to build his own secret archive of information, which he smuggled out each day in his shoes and which he stored in the basement of his dacha.These high-level documents are revealing of the range of KGB operations in Europe and the United States over decades, including intelligence interception and covert operations. Andrew evaluates the importance and impact of the material smuggled to the West by Mitrokhin.
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"The real value of this work is not so much in its fresh or not-so-fresh revelations. Rather, it provides a sweeping, densely documented history of the K.G.B. and its predecessor incarnations that establishes four salient features of Soviet espionage: that the preponderance of Soviet intelligence operations, after striking successes during World War II, were ham-fisted failures; that paranoia rather than reality prompted numerous K.G.B. spy operations; that what successes the K.G.B. did achieve during the cold war were enabled mostly by the greed of American and other traitors; and that good intelligence was often neutered by a fear of upsetting the cherished preconceptions of Kremlin leaders." -- Joseph E. Persico
-- New York Times
"The book is astounding. Beyond being essential reading for students of international affairs, Andrew and Mitrokhin's book belongs on the shelves of anyone who wishes to plumb the depths of intrigue and indeed evil in the modern world." -- Timothy Naftali
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 2.45 pounds
Pages: 700
Publisher's Notes
Christopher Andrew's new book is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: the discovery of a treasure-trove of highly classified documents which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. The contents of the book remain embargoed until publication. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century.
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THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD - THE MITROKHIN ARCHIVE AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE KGB
Andrew, Christopher and Mitrokhin, Vasili
New York: Basic Books. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). (1999) 1st ed. HC. 700pp. ISBN 0465003109 Gives us the most complete picture we have ever had of the KGB and its operations in the US and Europe. This book is based on an unprecedented, top-secret archive described by the FBI as "the most complete and extensive intelligence ever achieved from any source." . ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the K G B
Andrew, Christopher M.; Andrews, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1999. 9.5" X 6.5" in black boards. Book is like new except for owner's bookplate: about FINE. Jacket shows very minor shelfwear, slight curling at edges: still VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. 700pp, including 134pp of appendices, notes, bibliography, and index.. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield
Andrew, Christopher & V. Mitrokhin
New York: New York: Basic Books, 1999, 1999. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 700 pp. The Mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the KGB.. ISBN: 0465003109. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RUSSIA, KGB WORLD HISTORY. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield - the Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
Andrew, Christopher
New York, 1999, Basic books, 3rd printing, BOMC edition, had bound in dust jket, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, VG/VG condition, x11, 700 pages, illus, extensive notes, bibliog, index ...................................Christopher Andrew's new book is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: the discovery of a treasure-trove of highly classified documents which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. The contents of the book remain embargoed until publication. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century. The Sword and the Shield is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Its presence in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhage of the KGB's secrets and reveals for the first time the full extent of its worldwide network. Vasili Mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the KGB archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly classified files every day for twelve years. In 1992, a U.S. ally succeeded in exfiltrating the KGB officer and his entire archive out of Moscow. The archive covers the entire period from the Bolshevik Revolution to the 1980s and includes revelations concerning almost every country in the world. But the KGB's main target, of course, was the United States. Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century. Among the topics and revelations explored are: The KGB's covert operations in the United States and throughout the West, some of which remain dangerous today. KGB files on Oswald and the JFK assassination that Boris Yeltsin almost certainly has no intention of showing President Clinton. The KGB's attempts to discredit civil rights leader in the 1960s, including its infiltration of the inner circle of a key leader. The KGB's use of radio intercept posts in New York and Washington, D.C., in the 1970s to intercept high-level U.S. government communications. The KGB's attempts to steal technological secrets from major U.S. aerospace and technology corporations. KGB covert operations against former President Ronald Reagan, which began five years before he became president. KGB spies who successfully posed as U.S. citizens under a series of ingenious disguises, including several who attained access to the upper echelons of New York society. . ISBN: 0-465-00310-9. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the K G B
Andrews, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1999. The unbold story of the KGB's longest-serving British agent, who is still alive. She is the most important female spy in either Britain or the U.S., and her identity is revealed here for the first time. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine, Brodart Covered. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
Andrew, Christopher M.; Andrews, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1999 Very Good/Very Good, Hardback/Dust Jacket, First Edition, top corners pushed, jacket tears and spine ends, 700 pages, 16 pages black and white photos. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Sword & the Shield : The Mitrokhin Archive & the Secret History of the KGB
Andrew, Christopher; Mitrokhin, Vasili
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1999. Book has 700 pages with center section of b&w photographs. The book gives us by far the most complete picture we have ever had of the KGB and its operations in the United States and Europe. . First Printing. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD -- THE MITROKHIN ARCHIVE AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE KGB
ANDREW, CHRISTOPHER and VASILI MITROKHIN
Basic Books, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Type: Hard Back FIRST EDITION. BOOK AND JACKET IN AS NEW CONDITION. 6 3/4 x 9 3/4" tall. 700 pp. Photographic section-b/w. This book is based on an unprecedented, top-secret archive described by the FBI as "the most complete and extensive intelligence ever achieved from any source". In The Sword and the Shield,the authors provide the most complete picture we have ever had of the KGB and its operations in the United States and Europe. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the K G B
Andrew, Christopher and Vasili Mitrokhin
Basic Books,, 1999. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing number line is intact. The book's boards are clean and unsoiled and no bumpings. The spine is istraight and all pages are tight-in and white and clean. The DJ has an extremely small amount of edgewear to top of spine, very slight and not visible with the mylar. A very intriguing book about, well, intrigues. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the K G B
Andrew, Christopher and Vasili Mitrokhin
Basic Books,, 1999. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing line is intact. The book's black boards are clean, unbumped and the spine is stright, all pages tight, white and clean. The DJ (now in a Brodart mylar) is just about perfect. There is a slight trace of shelfwear to top but really not visible under the mylar, mentioned only for completeness. An intriguing book about, well, intrigues. ( more information)
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The Sword and the Shield The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
Andrew, Christopher & Vasili Mitrokhin
Basic Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1999 stated first edition, first printing hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Book is unread. Dust jacket has one tiny tear at top back corner. Protective mylar cover. ; 10 x 2 x 6.5 Inches; 720 pages . ( more information)
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