Front cover image for The Sword and the Shield : the Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB

The Sword and the Shield : the Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB

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 tw

eBook, English, 2000
Basic Books, New York, 2000