The Kremlin's Confidant: How a British Naval Officer Suspended the Cold War

An idealistic British naval officer turned pivotal figure in Gorbachev's Russia, navigating Cold War complexities and personal triumphs and tragedies.

Martin Packard is an extraordinary man who has led an extraordinary life. An idealist and a man of liberal instincts, his enthusiasms resulted in him having an inside track in several major events of recent decades, including the coup and bloody dictatorship in Greece and the unravelling of the Soviet Union. Easy going, warm and generous with ...