--- product_id: 87122637 title: "THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD" price: "AED 140" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/87122637-the-sword-and-the-shield store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD **Price:** AED 140 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD - **How much does it cost?** AED 140 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/87122637-the-sword-and-the-shield) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Christopher Andrew's new book is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: the discovery of a treasure-trove of highly classified documents which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. The contents of the book remain embargoed until publication. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century. The Sword and the Shield is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Its presence in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhage of the KGB's secrets and reveals for the first time the full extent of its worldwide network. Vasili Mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the KGB archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly classified files every day for twelve years. In 1992, a U.S. ally succeeded in exfiltrating the KGB officer and his entire archive out of Moscow. The archive covers the entire period from the Bolshevik Revolution to the 1980s and includes revelations concerning almost every country in the world. But the KGB's main target, of course, was the United States. Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century. Among the topics and revelations explored are: The KGB's covert operations in the United States and throughout the West, some of which remain dangerous today. KGB files on Oswald and the JFK assassination that Boris Yeltsin almost certainly has no intention of showing President Clinton. The KGB's attempts to discredit civil rights leader in the 1960s, including its infiltration of the inner circle of a key leader. The KGB's use of radio intercept posts in New York and Washington, D.C., in the 1970s to intercept high-level U.S. government communications. The KGB's attempts to steal technological secrets from major U.S. aerospace and technology corporations. KGB covert operations against former President Ronald Reagan, which began five years before he became president. KGB spies who successfully posed as U.S. citizens under a series of ingenious disguises, including several who attained access to the upper echelons of New York society. Review: Thriller - An eye opener book. Must read how murky the government to government exchange through spying and social engineering is. Thriller. Review: It's worth it - A great treasure of informatin on KGB and its impact on the world. More interesting than even movoes and other fiction. It's worth the price and waiting time. My book was delivered after 20 days. I recommend you buy it. ## Features - Basic Books AZ ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #452,780 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,699 in International Relations & Globalization #1,959 in Political Freedom & Security (Books) #2,536 in True Accounts (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 416 Reviews | ## Images ![THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7135Pu0hoxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thriller *by A***Y on 26 September 2019* An eye opener book. Must read how murky the government to government exchange through spying and social engineering is. Thriller. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's worth it *by S***R on 14 April 2015* A great treasure of informatin on KGB and its impact on the world. More interesting than even movoes and other fiction. It's worth the price and waiting time. My book was delivered after 20 days. I recommend you buy it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect condition and excellent book *by S***T on 11 June 2019* This is an interesting book and provides first-hand experience of KGB and its history. 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