Loyal Comrades, Ruthless Killers: The Secret Services of the USSR 1917-1991

Katamidze, Slava

ISBN 10: 1862272034 / ISBN 13: 9781862272033

Published by Spellmount, Stroud, 2003,, 2003

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1st edition, hardback, 4to, 224pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, ISBN: 9781862272033.

Seller Inventory # 785025

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Loyal Comrades, Ruthless Killers: The Secret Services of the USSR 1917-1991
• Publisher: Spellmount, Stroud, 2003,
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862272034
• ISBN 13: 9781862272033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

This is the illustrated story of the secret services of the Soviet Union which were intimately involved in many of the great conflicts of the twentieth century between 1917 and 1991, including the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940 and the crushing of the Hungarian and Czechs in the 1950s.

About the Author

(Location: Northolt, Middlesex) was educated in Moscow and has a background in the Soviet military machine. He held a senior post in charge of UN observers in the Middle East and had experience of Soviet intelligence before moving into publishing. He has written seven books on world conflicts including one on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and has written or directed 14 TV documentaries on modern international affairs.