{"product_id":"soviet-leaders-and-intelligence-assessing-the-american-adversary-during-the-cold-war-paperback","title":"Soviet Leaders and Intelligence: Assessing the American Adversary during the Cold War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond L. Garthoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs fell short when it came to analyzing intelligence. Soviet leaders were often not receptive to intelligence that conflicted with their existing beliefs, and analysts were reluctant to put forward assessments that challenged ideological orthodoxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were, however, important changes over time. Ultimately the views of an enlightened Soviet leader, Gorbachev, trumped the ideological blinders of his predecessors and the intelligence service's dedication to an endless duel with their ideologically spawned \"main adversary,\" making it possible to end the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Garthoff draws on over five decades of personal contact with Soviet diplomats, intelligence officers, military leaders, and scholars during his remarkable career as an analyst, senior diplomat, and historian. He also builds on previous scholarship and examines documents from Soviet and Western archives. \u003cem\u003eSoviet Leaders and Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e offers an informed and highly readable assessment of how the Soviets understood--and misunderstood--the intentions and objectives of their Cold War adversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond L. Garthoff i\u003c\/b\u003es a senior fellow (emeritus) at the Brookings Institution and served as US ambassador to Bulgaria and as a Cold War-era CIA analyst. His many books include \u003ci\u003eA Journey through the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDétente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42111403458695,"sku":"9781626162297","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5d2f5c448845c52b92c1356bf87279cd.webp?v=1732481473","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/soviet-leaders-and-intelligence-assessing-the-american-adversary-during-the-cold-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}