The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB

Christopher Andrew talked about his book "The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB", published by Basic Books. He focused on the archive of Vaisli Nikitich Mitrokin who defected from the Soviet Union with thousands of names of KGB agents and secret information. He also spoke about how he came in contact with the Mitrokin archive and how he used the information to write the book. <br /><br />September 28, 1999