Soviet Leaders And Intelligence

Author : Raymond L. Garthoff
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626162301
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Leaders and Intelligence written by Raymond L. Garthoff and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Gerald K. Haines
Publisher : Central Intelligence Agency
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watching the Bear written by Gerald K. Haines and published by Central Intelligence Agency. This book was released on 2003 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents papers from the conference: "CIA's Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1991" at Princeton University on 9-10 March 2001. Focuses on the organizational evolution of the CIA's analysis of the Soviet economic, political, military, and scientific and technological developments during the Cold War. Assesses the extent to which Western analyses of the Soviet Union may have influenced the USSR's policy making process.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Succession written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin Riehle
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474467253
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Defectors written by Kevin Riehle and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When intelligence officers defect, they take with them privileged information and often communicate it to the receiving state.

Author : Robert W. Pringle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442253185
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence written by Robert W. Pringle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence is the only volume that lays out how Russian and Soviet intelligence works and how its operations have impacted Russian history. It covers Russian intelligence from the imperial period to the present focusing in greatest detail on Cold War espionage cases and the Putin-era intelligence community. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on espionage techniques, categories of agents, crucial operations spies, defectors, moles, and double and triple agents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Intelligence.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intentions and Capabilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A selection of 41 National Intelligence Estimates on Soviet strategic capabilities and intentions from the 1950s until 1983"--Foreword.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Warning & the Role of Intelligence written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David M. Glantz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780714640778
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Military Operational Art written by David M. Glantz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945.

Author : Riehle Kevin Riehle
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474467261
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Defectors written by Riehle Kevin Riehle and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the insider information and insights that over eighty Soviet intelligence officer defectors revealed during the first half of the Soviet periodIdentifies 88 Soviet intelligence officer defectors for the period 1917 to 1954, representing a variety of specializations; the most comprehensive list of Soviet intelligence officer defectors compiled to date. Shows the evolution of Soviet threat perceptions and the development of the "e;main enemy"e; concept in the Soviet national security system. Shows fluctuations in the Soviet recruitment and vetting of personnel for sensitive national security positions, corresponding with fluctuations in the stability of the Soviet government. Compiles for the first time corroborative primary sources in English, Russian, French, German, Finnish, Japanese, Latvian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.When intelligence officers defect, they take with them privileged information and often communicate it to the receiving state. This book identifies a group of those defectors from the Soviet elite - intelligence officers - and provides an aggregate analysis of their information to uncover Stalin's strategic priorities and concerns, thus to open a window into Stalin's impenetrable national security decision making. This book uses their information to define Soviet threat perceptions and national security anxieties during Stalin's time as Soviet leader.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Differences in Temperament Among Soviet Leaders as Shown by Their Approach to Policy Issues, 1945-1957 written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: