Description: Special Tasks by Pavel Sudoplatov, Anatoli Sudoplatov, Leona P. Schecter, Jerrold L. Schecter According to KGB archives, Pavel Sudoplatov directed the secretive Administration for Special Tasks. This department was responsible for kidnapping, assassination, sabotage, and guerrilla warfare during World War II, it also set up illegal networks in the United States and Western Europe, and, most crucially, carried out atomic espionage in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Sudoplatov served the KGB for over fifty years, at one point controlling more than twenty thousand guerrillas, moles, and spies.But his involvement with the most nefarious Soviet activities— and the rulers who ordered them— made Sudoplatov an unwanted witness, and he was arrested in 1953 after Beria's fall. Despite torture and solitary confinement he refused to "confess", disavowing any criminal actions. He spent fifteen years in prison, then struggled two decades more for rehabilitation."Special Tasks" is an astonishing memoir and a singular historical document of a man who knew and did too much for the Soviet empire. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This astonishing memoir written by a former KGB leader is a singular historical document from behind the Iron Curtain and "the most informative autobiography ever to emerge from the Stalinist milieu" (Robert Conquest). According to KGB archives, Pavel Sudoplatov directed the secretive Administration for Special Tasks.This department was responsible for kidnapping, assassination, sabotage, and guerrilla warfare during World War II, it also set up illegal networks in the United States and Western Europe, and, most crucially, carried out atomic espionage in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Sudoplatov served the KGB for over fifty years, at one point controlling more than twenty thousand guerrillas, moles, and spies. But his involvement with the most nefarious Soviet activities -- and the rulers who ordered them -- made Sudoplatov an unwanted witness, and he was arrested in 1953 after Berias fall. Despite torture and solitary confinement he refused to "confess", disavowing any criminal actions. He spent fifteen years in prison, then struggled two decades more for rehabilitation. Review "A good inside look at Soviet intelligence."--Wall Street Journal Review Quote "A good inside look at Soviet intelligence."-- Wall Street Journal Details ISBN0316821152 Author Jerrold L. Schecter Short Title SPECIAL TASKS UPDATED/E Pages 576 Language English ISBN-10 0316821152 ISBN-13 9780316821155 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 1995 Birth 1907 Death 1996 Imprint Back Bay Books Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780316821155 AU Release Date 1995-06-01 NZ Release Date 1995-06-01 UK Release Date 1995-06-01 Publisher Little, Brown & Company Edition Description Updated ed. Illustrations Illustrations Audience General Publication Date 1995-06-01 Subtitle From the New Foreword by Robert Conquest US Release Date 1995-06-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7101625;
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