Putin's Playbook is urgently essential reading. A former U.S.
intelligence specialist who was born and raised in the Soviet Union
explains what Vladimir Putin wants and how he plans to get it. Russia's
ruler is following a carefully devised plan to defeat the United
States.
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 war-torn 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.
