Hunt, Vincent
Up Against the Wall: The KGB and Latvia
- ISBN 13:
- 9781914059544
- author:
- Hunt, Vincent
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Helion & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 378
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.2 x 2 centimetres (0.7
- Genre:
- History, Military History, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Up Against the Wall: The KGB and Latvia A hard-hitting history of the Soviet security police in totalitarian Latvia, this book reveals the brutal methods used by the regime and the complex relationship between Latvians as both oppressors and oppressed. The author draws on previously untold personal testimonies, declassified records, and interviews to explore the 'Year of Terror' in 1940-41, the war of resistance that followed, and the role of Latvian double agents in the Cold War. The book delves into the experiences of those imprisoned, tortured, and deported by the KGB, including those who fled to Siberia's gulags. It also examines the complex history of Latvia's relationship with the Soviet security police, from the Corner House headquarters in Riga to the country's eventual independence in 1991. Through a combination of archival research and interviews with human rights activists, partisans, KGB experts, and those who led Latvia to independence, this book provides a harrowing and nuanced portrayal of one of the most tumultuous periods in Latvian history.
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