Britannia and the Bear: The Anglo-Russian Intelligence Wars, 1917-1929

Now in paperback, a compelling narrative about how two Great Powers of the early twentieth century did battle, both openly and in the shadows

Decades before the Berlin Wall went up, a Cold War had already begun raging. But for Bolshevik Russia, Great Britain - not America - was the enemy. Now, for the first time, Victor Madeira tells a story that has been hidden away for nearly a century. Drawing on over sixty Russian, British and French archival collections, Britannia and the Bear offers a ...