The Mitrokhin Archive
The KGB in Europe and the West
1st Edition
Published on 6. August 2015
1040 pages
978-0-14-196646-5 (ISBN)
Description
'One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years' The Times
For years KGB operative Vasili Mitrokhin risked his life hiding top-secret material from Russian secret service archives beneath his family dacha. When he was exfiltrated to the West he took with him what the FBI called 'the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source'. This extraordinary bestselling book is the result.
'Co-authored in a brilliant partnership by Christopher Andrew and the renegade Soviet archivist himself ... This is a truly global expose of major KGB penetrations throughout the Western world' The Times
'This tale of malevolent spymasters, intricate tradecraft and cold-eyed betrayal reads like a cold war novel' Time
'Sensational ... the most informed and detailed study of Soviet subversive intrigues worldwide' Spectator
'The most comprehensive addition to the subject ever published' Sunday Telegraph
For years KGB operative Vasili Mitrokhin risked his life hiding top-secret material from Russian secret service archives beneath his family dacha. When he was exfiltrated to the West he took with him what the FBI called 'the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source'. This extraordinary bestselling book is the result.
'Co-authored in a brilliant partnership by Christopher Andrew and the renegade Soviet archivist himself ... This is a truly global expose of major KGB penetrations throughout the Western world' The Times
'This tale of malevolent spymasters, intricate tradecraft and cold-eyed betrayal reads like a cold war novel' Time
'Sensational ... the most informed and detailed study of Soviet subversive intrigues worldwide' Spectator
'The most comprehensive addition to the subject ever published' Sunday Telegraph
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
4,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-196646-5 (9780141966465)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
06/2018
Penguin Books Ltd
€25.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Book
07/2000
Penguin Books Ltd
€41.07
Article exhausted; check different version
Persons
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin
