Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Soviet Leaders and Intelligence
- Assessing the American Adversary during the Cold War
Engelsk Paperback
Soviet Leaders and Intelligence
- Assessing the American Adversary during the Cold War
Engelsk Paperback

285 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
23 - 25 hverdage

Om denne bog

During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs fell short when it came to analyzing intelligence. Soviet leaders were often not receptive to intelligence that conflicted with their existing beliefs, and analysts were reluctant to put forward assessments that challenged ideological orthodoxy.

There were, however, important changes over time. Ultimately the views of an enlightened Soviet leader, Gorbachev, trumped the ideological blinders of his predecessors and the intelligence service's dedication to an endless duel with their ideologically spawned "main adversary," making it possible to end the Cold War.

Raymond Garthoff draws on over five decades of personal contact with Soviet diplomats, intelligence officers, military leaders, and scholars during his remarkable career as an analyst, senior diplomat, and historian. He also builds on previous scholarship and examines documents from Soviet and Western archives. Soviet Leaders and Intelligence offers an informed and highly readable assessment of how the Soviets understood--and misunderstood--the intentions and objectives of their Cold War adversary.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
160
ISBN-13:
9781626162297
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1626162298
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 aug 2015
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
242mm
Højde:
218mm
Forlag:
Georgetown University Press
Oplagsdato:
15 aug 2015
Forfatter(e):
Products purchased together
Alternatives - PIE
Kategori sammenhænge