Soviet defectors : revelations of renegade intelligence officers, 1924-1954 / Kevin P. Riehle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riehle, Kevin P., author.

Series:

Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare.

Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence officers--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

Intelligence officers.

Defectors--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

Defectors.

Intelligence service--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 327 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.

Summary:

When intelligence officers defect, they take with them privileged information and often communicate it to the receiving state.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Early Defectors, 1924–1930

2. Yezhovshchina-Era Defectors, 1937–1940

3. World War II-Era Defectors, 1941–1946

4. Early Cold War Defectors, 1947–1951

5. Post-Stalin Purge Defectors, 1953–1954

Conclusion

Appendix: Organisational Changes in Soviet Intelligence and State Security, 1918–1954

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-9114-6

1-4744-6725-3

OCLC:

1312725729