SPIES is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century.
The riveting, secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China.
Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin’s means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was nothing “unprecedented” about Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. It was simply business as usual, new means used for old ends.
Mining hitherto secret archives in multiple languages, Calder Walton shows that the Cold War started earlier than commonly assumed, that it continued even after the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, and that Britain and America’s clandestine struggle with the Soviet government provides key lessons for countering China today. This fresh reading of history, combined with practical takeaways for our current great power struggles, make SPIES a unique and essential addition to the history of the Cold War and the unrolling conflict between the United States and China that will dominate the 21st century.
Book Supporting Materials:
To save space in SPIES, I have included its bibliography, 668 books in total, here.
praise for spies:
a masterclass in 20th century & contemporary history
—Fiona Hill
A Masterpiece!
—Christopher Andrew
A gripping, authoritative work
—Kirkus Reviews
