Putin's playbook, Russia's secret plan to defeat America, Rebekah Koffler
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Putin's playbook, Russia's secret plan to defeat America, Rebekah Koffler
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-380) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Putin's playbook
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1151944018
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Rebekah Koffler
Sub title
Russia's secret plan to defeat America
Summary
The "Russian collusion" hoax not only poisoned American politics but also sowed confusion about the real Russian threat to the United States. President Vladimir Putin wasn't colluding with the Trump campaign, but as a former U.S. intelligence specialist makes clear in this eye-opening book, the judo-loving ex-KGB agent most certainly has a plan to defeat the United States. Born and raised in the Soviet Union, Rebekah Koffler came to America as a young woman. After 9/11, she joined the Defense Intelligence Agency, devoting her career to protecting her new country. Now she reveals in chilling detail Putin's long-range plan -his "playbook" - to weaken and subdue the United States, preparing for the war that he believes is inevitable. With the insight of a native, Koffler explains how Russians, formed by centuries of wartorn history, understand the world and their national destiny. The collapse of the Soviet empire, which Putin experienced as a vulnerable KGB agent in East Germany, was a catastrophic humiliation. Seeing himself as the modern "Czar Vladimir" of a unique Slavic nation at war with the West, he is determined to restore Russia to its place as a great power. Koffler's analysis is enriched by her deeply personal account of her life in the Soviet Union. Devoted to her adopted homeland but concerned about the complacency of her fellow citizens, she appreciates American freedoms as only a survivor of totalitarianism can. An opportunity to view ourselves and the world through the eyes of our adversary, Putin's Playbook is a rare and compelling testimony that we ignore at our peril
Table of contents
Author's introduction : why I wrote this book -- Prologue : why can't we be friends? -- Russia's war on America -- Putin's wish list : America's nightmare -- Russia organizes for war -- Putin's Star Wars : lasers, jammers, and satellite killers -- Cyber weapons : waging war on U.S. networks and American minds -- Spies and disruptors : infiltrating America -- Active measures : subversion, election sabotage, and assassinations -- Putin's military option : things that go bang
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adult
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