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[Book #83918] First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President...

First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin

New York: Public Affairs, 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 5.125 inches by 7.5 inches. xiii, [3], 206, [2] pages. Illustrations. Minor wear to front cover. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia, a position he has filled since 2012, and previously from 2000 until 2008. He was also the prime minister from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin is the second-longest currently serving European president after Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. He led Russia during a war against Chechen separatists, reestablishing federal control of the region. He oversaw Russia's victory in its war against Georgia. During his third term as president, Russia annexed Crimea and sponsored a war in eastern Ukraine with several military incursions made, resulting in international sanctions and a financial crisis in Russia. He also ordered a military intervention in Syria against rebel and jihadist groups. During his fourth term as president, he presided over a military buildup on the border of Ukraine and in February 2022, he ordered a full-scale invasion of the country, leading to widespread international condemnation, as well as expanded sanctions and calls for Putin to be pursued with war crime charges. Under Putin's leadership, Russia has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift to authoritarianism. Putin's rule has been characterized by endemic corruption, the jailing and repression of political opponents, the intimidation and suppression of independent media in Russia, and a lack of free and fair elections. More

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[Book #84333] The CIA's Secret Operations; Espionage, Counterespionage and Covert...

The CIA's Secret Operations; Espionage, Counterespionage and Covert Action

New York, New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1977. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxx, [2], 286, [2] pages. Introduction. Author's Preface, Occasional footnotes. Index. A few ink marks to text noted. Some edge soiling. Harry Rositzke was an author, teacher, scholar and spy who for 25 years ran Central Intelligence Agency covert operations against the Soviet Union from Munich, New Delhi, New York and Washington. Mr. Rositzke wrote books about the CIA and the KGB, taught at Harvard University, and, during the Cold War, directed the parachuting of espionage agents into the Ukraine region of the Soviet Union. His books include "The CIA's Secret Operations" (1977) and "The KGB: The Eyes of Russia" (1981). Mr. Rositzke was a veteran of World War II duty with the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor in espionage to the CIA. He volunteered in 1946 to monitor the intelligence operations of the Soviet Union, a major wartime ally against Nazi Germany. In the OSS, he had been chief of military intelligence in London and Paris, and later chief of the steering division in Germany, where he operated out of a former sparkling-wine factory near Wiesbaden. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., who became an aide to President John F. Kennedy and a presidential scholar, was one of Mr. Rositzke's OSS colleagues. It came to him as no surprise that Mr. Rositzke opted for a career in intelligence after the war. He wrote "War had made him a professional. Peace evidently offered him a scope for analysis and action on questions more urgent... " More

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[Book #79089] The CIA's Secret Operations; Espionage, Counterespionage and Covert...

The CIA's Secret Operations; Espionage, Counterespionage and Covert Action.

New York, New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1977. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxx, [2], 286, [2] pages. , Introduction. Author's Preface, Index. Some discoloration inside front and rear boards. Inscribed on the front free end paper--inscription reads For Mr. Sanders from Harry Rositzke. Transmission letter from the Association of Former Intelligence Officers laid in. Harry Rositzke was an author, teacher, scholar and spy who for 25 years ran Central Intelligence Agency covert operations against the Soviet Union from Munich, New Delhi, New York and Washington. Mr. Rositzke wrote books about the CIA and the KGB, taught at Harvard University, and, during the Cold War, directed the parachuting of espionage agents into the Ukraine region of the Soviet Union. His books include "The CIA's Secret Operations" (1977) and "The KGB: The Eyes of Russia" (1981). Mr. Rositzke was a veteran of World War II duty with the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor in espionage to the CIA. He volunteered in 1946 to monitor the intelligence operations of the Soviet Union, a major wartime ally against Nazi Germany. In the OSS, he had been chief of military intelligence in London and Paris, and later chief of the steering division in Germany, where he operated out of a former sparkling-wine factory near Wiesbaden. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., who became an aide to President John F. Kennedy and a presidential scholar, was one of Mr. Rositzke's OSS colleagues. It came to him as no surprise that Mr. Rositzke opted for a career in intelligence after the war. He wrote "War had made him a professional. Peace evidently offered him a scope for analysis and action on questions more urgent... " More

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