Leona P Schecter, Jerrold L Schecter, Pavel Sudoplatov, Anatoli Sudoplatov
Special Tasks: from the New Foreword by Robert Conquest
- ISBN 13:
- 9780316821155
- author:
- Leona P Schecter, Jerrold L Schecter, Pavel Sudoplatov, Anatoli Sudoplatov
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Little, Brown & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1995
- Pages:
- 576
- Genre:
- Politics Biographies & True Stories Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The KGB's Secret Department: A Memoir of Atomic Espionage and Betrayal. Pavel Sudoplatov directed the secretive Administration for Special Tasks, responsible for some of the most nefarious activities of World War II. This department carried out atomic espionage in several countries, set up illegal networks in Western Europe and the United States, and was involved in kidnapping, assassination, sabotage, and guerrilla warfare. Sudoplatov's involvement with these activities made him an unwanted witness, leading to his arrest 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 before struggling for rehabilitation over the next two decades. "Special Tasks" is a remarkable memoir that provides a unique insight into the inner workings of the Soviet empire during World War II.
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