Clasificación:
327.47 G244
Título:
Soviet leaders and intelligence : assessing the American adversary during the Cold War. --
Imp / Ed.:
Washington, DC, Estados Unidos : Georgetown University Press, c2015.
Descripción:
xviii, 142 p. ; 22 cm
Contenido:
Preface. -- Introduction. -- Chronology of key events affecting US-Soviet relations, 1945-1991. -- 1. Stalin : emergence of the cold war, 1945-1953. -- 2. Khrushchev : thaw
and crisis, 1954-1964. -- 3. Brezhnev : engagement and détente, 1965-1979. -- 4. Brezhnev, Andropov : tensions revived, 1979-1984 -- 5. Gorbachev : back to detente; and beyond, 1985-1991. --
Conclusions. -- Appendix 1. Soviet leaders, 1945-1991. -- Appendix 2. Heads of the Soviet state security organization, 1945-1991. -- Appendix 3. Heads of the Soviet foreign intelligence
service, 1945-1991. -- Appendix 4. US-Soviet summit meetings, 1945-1991. -- Notes. -- Index. --
Resumen:
Tomado de LC: "The United States was seen by Soviet political leaders as the "Main Adversary" throughout the Cold War, and Soviet intelligence services were renowned and
feared throughout the world for their ability to conduct espionage and dirty tricks. This work by Raymond Garthoff examines the Soviet foreign intelligence system broadly to evaluate how
Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs understood, or misunderstood, the United States. This extended case study shows a paradox in the Soviet foreign intelligence system, that as good
and feared as Soviet intelligence was at operations, their analysis of intelligence was mediocre and under-resourced. Furthermore, Soviet leaders were more frequently guided by their personal
views and Party ideology than by intelligence. This work synthesizes new and old sources on Soviet intelligence and Soviet political leaders to give the most authoritative assessment to date
of the Soviet's understanding of the United States. This work is an important case study for the history of intelligence analysis, and it is also an important corrective for those who see
Soviet intelligence as an all-powerful and all-knowing force during the Cold War."
ISBN:
9781626162297
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