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The World Was Going Our Way

The KGB and the Battle for the the Third World: Newly Revealed Secrets from the Mitrokhin Archive

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By Christopher Andrew

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On Sale
Oct 10, 2006
Page Count
736 pages
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780465003136

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$25.00

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Trade Paperback

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In 1992, Vasili Mitrokhin, a former KGB archivist, snuck out of Russia carrying with him a vast cache of transcriptions of top-secret KGB intelligence files. The FBI later described his trove of documents as “the most complete and extensive intelligence ever achieved from any source.” Renowned historian Christopher Andrew had exclusive access to both Mitrokhin and his archive. In 1999, they published the explosive bestseller The Sword and the Shield, which provided a complete account of KGB operations in Europe and America. In The World Was Going Our Way, Andrew now chronicles the KGB’s extensive penetration of governments throughout the Third World-the battlefield on which the U.S.S.R. sought to achieve global supremacy. Andrew’s definitive account fundamentally revises the history of the Cold War, and sheds new light on the state of the world today. The KGB worked tirelessly for decades to foster anti-Americanism in the developing world, making this book essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the intractable hostility America faces in the ongoing war on terror.

Genre:

  • "A skillful and comprehensive account of KGB 'active measures,' 'dirty tricks,' and signal human intelligence gathering everywhere from Latin America and Africa to Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, and 'unofficial Islam' inside the Soviet Union itself."
    Foreign Affairs
  • "Revelatory."
    NPR
  • "A well-written, highly engrossing narrative of the KGB program to win the Cold War through domination of the Third World."
    Philadelphia Inquirer
  • "Astonishing...One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years."
    Times (UK)
  • "The long-awaited second tranche from the KGB archive...co-authored by our leading authority on the secret machinations of the Evil Empire."
    Sunday Times (UK)
  • "Engaging....Sheds new light on the hidden history of the Cold War."
    Publishers Weekly

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Christopher Andrew

About the Author

Christopher Andrew is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Cambridge University. In addition to The Sword and the Shield, his previous books include Her Majesty’s Secret Service, KGB, and For the President’s Eyes Only. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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