E-Books →Soviet Leaders and Intelligence Assessing the American Adversary during the Cold War

There 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.
Raymond 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. offers an informed and highly readable assessment of how the Soviets understood―and misunderstood―the intentions and objectives of their Cold War adversary.
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