Undermining the Kremlin: America's Strategy to Subvert the Soviet Bloc, 1947-1956

by Gregory Mitrovich

Book Overview

Following the Allied victory in World War II, the United States turned its efforts to preventing the spread of Communism beyond Eastern Europe. Gregory Mitrovich argues, however, that the policy of containment was only the first step in a clandestine campaign to destroy Soviet power. Drawing on recently declassified U.S. documents, Mitrovich reveals a range of previously unknown covert actions launched during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801475775
• ISBN13: 9780801475771
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Cold War Uncovered and Not Just for Scholars

Greg MitrovichÕs intense scholarship enlightens a recent but suppressed historical period with mastery and ease of access for all. His lucid style and awesome research makes accessible the complexity of a tense period that threatened the American way of life. This book uncovers not only the escalating events but the dynamic and individualistic human elements within the U.S. administrations that sets the stage for dramatic, if not drastic, responses against the Soviet power. Highly recommended!

Cold War revelations

This is a first-rate and very, very well researched examination of a dangerous period in U.S history. Through recently declassified materials, the author sheds a bright light on U.S. policies and covert actions, clearly documenting that America's intelligence agencies acted under the authority of policymakers at the highest levels. A must read for scholars and intelligence practitioners.