{"product_id":"the-world-was-going-our-way-the-kgb-and-the-battle-for-the-third-world-paperback","title":"The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle for the Third World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Andrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVasili Mitrokhin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on smuggled secret documents, the explosive story of the KGB's battle for dominance in the Third World. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Astonishing ... One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years.\" ―\u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Baltic, 1992: A shabbily dressed old man enters a British embassy with a sheaf of top-secret documents hidden at the bottom of his battered suitcase. Ex-KGB worker Vasili Mitrokhin was about to reveal the most sensational intelligence archive the world has seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Was Going Our Way\u003c\/i\u003e reveals in full the secrets of this astonishing cache, showing for the first time the extent of the KGB's influence around the world, from making friends with Fidel Castro in Cuba to starting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. For over twenty years, the KGB believed that the Third World was the arena in which it could win the Cold War against the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Telling untold stories of conspiracies combined with bizarre black comedy on a global scale, this exposé of one of the world's most powerful secret organizations transforms our understanding of the Cold War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Andrew\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Cambridge University. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Sword and the Shield\u003c\/i\u003e, his previous books include \u003ci\u003eHer Majesty's Secret Service, KGB\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFor the President's Eyes Only\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556225970469,"sku":"9780465003136","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/H3P5Jq3toe9780465003136.webp?v=1781366779","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-world-was-going-our-way-the-kgb-and-the-battle-for-the-third-world-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}