K. G. B.: Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents by Barron, John - 1974

Hodder & Stoughton, 1974 Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents. Appendices including list of soviet citzens engated in Clandestine operations abroad. Chapter Notes, acknowledgments, biblio.Illus. Index. 462p.

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good/Good. 1974. Reprint. Hard Cover. 8vo 0340189045 Dust jacket complete, unclipped, closed tears, wear & chipped to edges, within a clear protective sleeve, , creasing to flap. Black cloth with bright gold titles to spine. No ownership markings. Photographs. 462 pages clean and tight. The KGB, or Committee for State Security, is the principal instrument through which the Soviet Union is ruled and Soviet foreign policy is executed. As such, it impinges on the lives of nearly 250 million individuals in the Soviet Union and countless others in nations affected by the Soviet Union's presence. Until now, there has been no definitive book that explains precisely what the KGB is, all that it does, and precisely how it exercises its largely unseen influence upon the world. This comprehensive work, the result of four years detailed research, fills a significant void in the literature of contemporary affairs. The author has enlisted the cooperation of… Read More