The Mitrokhin Archive II: The KGB in the World

Christopher Andrew

Jan 2014 · Penguin UK

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The second sensational volume of 'One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years' (The Times)

When Vasili Mitrokhin revealed his archive of Russian intelligence material to the world it caused an international sensation. The Mitrokhin Archive II reveals in full the secrets of this remarkable cache, showing for the first time the astonishing extent of the KGB's global power and influence.

'The long-awaited second tranche from the KGB archive ... co-authored by our leading authority on the secret machinations of the Evil Empire' Sunday Times

'Stunning ... the stuff of legend ... a unique insight into KGB activities on a global scale' Spectator

'Headline news ... as great a credit to the scholarship of its author as to the dedication and courage of its originator' Sunday Telegraph

'There are gems on every page' Financial Times

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Christopher Andrew is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and former Chair of the Faculty of History at Cambridge University. He is also chair of the British Intelligence Study Group, Founding Co-Editor of Intelligence and National Security, former Visiting Professor at Harvard, Toronto and the Australian National University, and a regular presenter of BBC Radio and TV documentaries. His most recent book, The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, was a major international bestseller. His fifteen previous books include The Mitrokhin Archive volumes 1 and 2, and a number of path-breaking studies on the use and abuse of secret intelligence in modern history.