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# The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle for The Third World, Vol. 2

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Review: The Finest Account of Soviet Activities in the Third World - My first recommendation to readers is to watch the superb Youtube video presentation at the International Spy Museum by Christopher Andrew in 2005 when this book was published. This is the best introduction. This is part of the Mitrokhin series and Vasili Mitrokhin should be credited as a co-author as is done on the title page. The book is dedicated to the late Mitrokhin and his late wife. Mitrohkin was the archivist of the KGB secret files and risked his life and probably that of his wife in smuggling his extensive notes out of Moscow to the newly free Baltic states. The first book in the series "The Sword and the Shield" published in 1999 should be read first and covers the entire history of Soviet intelligence. This book focuses on Soviet activities in the third world and will be of special interest to present and former residents of third world countries and scholars of modern third world history. I am passing this book on to a colleague born in Pakistan who will have a hard time putting down the parts describing KGB activities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. In this series, Cambridge historian Christopher Andrew points out that many previous works that claim to be based upon the release of previously secret KGB were actually accounts that were hand fed to authors by the current Russian Intelligence Service and are sanitized versions of KGB history. This is the real unsanitized history and is probably the most complete picture of any intelligence agency the world will ever see. It is must reading for anyone wanting to understand the cold war, the era of decolonization and the failure of the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan had it exactly right--this was indeed the "Evil Empire."
Review: Excellent :better than prequel - This book is even better than the first one (in my own opinion).For years,we were told that the front lines of the cold war were in Europe with the third world serving as a battlefield where the superpowers can fight proxy wars.Before this book came out we were very familiar with the CIA's role in Iran,Guatemala,Guyana,indonesia,Chile and other places using dirty tricks and covert operations to promote american interests.This book details the KGB 's equivalent operations.We learn that the KGB sponsored a "Hostile takeover " of india;that it was in close contact with Salvador Allende and Fidel Castro and that it was the main support for the ANC during the apartheid struggle.The book shows that although the KGB had numerous tactical successes ,in the long run this could not help the Soviet system as communism was a flawed ideology and doomed anyway.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #627,829 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11,439 in World History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (146) |
| Dimensions  | 6.75 x 2.25 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0465003117 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0465003112 |
| Item Weight  | 2.55 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 736 pages |
| Publication date  | September 20, 2005 |
| Publisher  | Basic Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Finest Account of Soviet Activities in the Third World
*by J***D on March 14, 2014*

My first recommendation to readers is to watch the superb Youtube video presentation at the International Spy Museum by Christopher Andrew in 2005 when this book was published. This is the best introduction. This is part of the Mitrokhin series and Vasili Mitrokhin should be credited as a co-author as is done on the title page. The book is dedicated to the late Mitrokhin and his late wife. Mitrohkin was the archivist of the KGB secret files and risked his life and probably that of his wife in smuggling his extensive notes out of Moscow to the newly free Baltic states. The first book in the series "The Sword and the Shield" published in 1999 should be read first and covers the entire history of Soviet intelligence. This book focuses on Soviet activities in the third world and will be of special interest to present and former residents of third world countries and scholars of modern third world history. I am passing this book on to a colleague born in Pakistan who will have a hard time putting down the parts describing KGB activities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. In this series, Cambridge historian Christopher Andrew points out that many previous works that claim to be based upon the release of previously secret KGB were actually accounts that were hand fed to authors by the current Russian Intelligence Service and are sanitized versions of KGB history. This is the real unsanitized history and is probably the most complete picture of any intelligence agency the world will ever see. It is must reading for anyone wanting to understand the cold war, the era of decolonization and the failure of the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan had it exactly right--this was indeed the "Evil Empire."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent :better than prequel
*by H***S on September 1, 2010*

This book is even better than the first one (in my own opinion).For years,we were told that the front lines of the cold war were in Europe with the third world serving as a battlefield where the superpowers can fight proxy wars.Before this book came out we were very familiar with the CIA's role in Iran,Guatemala,Guyana,indonesia,Chile and other places using dirty tricks and covert operations to promote american interests.This book details the KGB 's equivalent operations.We learn that the KGB sponsored a "Hostile takeover " of india;that it was in close contact with Salvador Allende and Fidel Castro and that it was the main support for the ANC during the apartheid struggle.The book shows that although the KGB had numerous tactical successes ,in the long run this could not help the Soviet system as communism was a flawed ideology and doomed anyway.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great History Of Communist Spying In America
*by V***5 on August 31, 2013*

This book is a miracle in that the Russian who smuggled the KGB documents out of the Soviet Union risked his life for it to be made public! Read about the Soviets unrelenting mission to steal America's secrets and marvel at the stupidity of American Liberals as they defended the Soviet Republic and actually helped the Spy's in many many case's...Also know that the American Communist Party was a willing participant in the mission of the various incarnations of the Soviet Unions spying. It is not easy reading but it is rewarding in that actual events that you have never heard about or even knew about were true even top Roosevelt Aids were in fact working for the Soviets. Learn about the many " illegals " the term used for Soviet Spys in the country illegally since the 1920's actively stealing secrets and converting Americans to use in there evil plans.Do not plan on learning about this in our schools,universities or in our media as it tells a story that is very damaging to those who deny the history of the Liberal Socialist ideal. It is eye opening reading and you will be stunned how easy it was for the Communists to there worst .

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