The KGB Against the "Main Enemy": How the Soviet Intelligence Service Operates Against the United States

Romerstein, Herbert,Levchenko, Stanislav

ISBN 10: 0669112283 / ISBN 13: 9780669112283

Published by Lexington Books, 1989

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Synopsis:

Through a series of examples and vignettes, this book describes Soviet intelligence operations in the US. Levchenko is an ex-KGB operative in the US. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Reviews: The subtitle of this book is somewhat misleading. Romerstein, a U.S. government specialist on Soviet espionage, and Levchenko, a former KGB officer, devote most of their chronicle to the history of the Kremlin's intelligence efforts against the United States since the 1920s and comparatively little to the "how" of current operations. Names, dates, aliases, descriptions of meetings, and allegations appear in overwhelming profusion but with little benefit of summary or analysis. Most librarians can rely on Richard Deacon's A History of the Russian Secret Service ( LJ 8/72; o.p.) for historical coverage and can choose from a variety of more readable descriptions of current KGB practice, such as John Barron's KGB Today (Reader's Digest Pr., 1983) and Jay Tuck's High-Tech Espionage ( LJ 8/86).
- James R. Kuhlman, Univ. of Georgia Lib., Athens
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The KGB Against the "Main Enemy": How the ...
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good