{"product_id":"the-stay-behinds-by-johan-wennstrom-9781472877543","title":"The Stay Behinds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked with first-hand accounts and previously classified government documents, this book reveals the secrets of Sweden's resistance network, created to deter a potential Soviet occupation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing World War II, Sweden faced the looming threat of the Soviet Union and its drive to spread communism. This led to the formation of a resistance movement involving Sweden's intelligence service, the employers' association, and the labour movement. The stay-behind network was fully legalised in 1955 and continued its clandestine work until the mid-1990s, with the mission of keeping communism – and the Soviets – out of Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research and interviews with key figures, author Johan Wennström peels back the layers of secrecy surrounding the stay-behinds. \u003cem\u003eThe Stay Behinds\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the men who created the network, the work the operatives carried out, the cell-like structure they relied on, and how the US and UK intelligence communities cooperated with the Swedish stay-behinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first in-depth study of a secret organisation that helped shape modern Sweden. It also highlights lessons for today's NATO and makes the case for a defence policy grounded in national interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794344706284,"sku":"9781472877543","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472877543-the-stay-behinds-1.jpg?v=1792453942","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-stay-behinds-by-johan-wennstrom-9781472877543","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}