{"product_id":"the-stay-behinds-swedens-cold-war-guardians-9781472877543","title":"The Stay Behinds: Sweden's Cold War Guardians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with first-hand accounts and previously classified government documents, this book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals the secrets of Sweden's resistance network, created to deter a potential Soviet occupation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research and interviews with key figures, author Johan Wennström peels back the layers of secrecy surrounding the stay-behinds. This book 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. This is the first in-depth study of a secret organization 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472877543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.02w x 1.00d","brand":"Johan Wennstr\u0026#195;\u0026#182;m","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801273397429,"sku":"9781472877543","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-stay-behinds-swedens-cold-war-guardians-9781472877543","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}