Selected books by Andrey Spiridonov, PhD, are now available through major European retail platforms:
Selected books by Andrey Spiridonov, PhD, are now available through major European retail platforms:
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A Novel by Andrey Spiridonov
A Novel by Andrey Spiridonov
A bestselling espionage novel by Andrey Spiridonov, A Time of Borrowed Names is a sweeping story of intelligence, counterintelligence, undercover operations, war, loyalty, betrayal, survival, and the dangerous boundary between a man's true identity and the identity he has been ordered to assume.
Set against the collapse of the Soviet Union and the turbulent world that emerged from it, A Time of Borrowed Namesmoves across countries, political systems, intelligence environments, and different lives. From Afghanistan and the covert realities of intelligence work to the violent transformation of post-Soviet Russia, and ultimately to New York and Washington, the novel follows men and women whose professional duties and personal choices become inseparable.
At the center of the story lies one of the oldest and most difficult problems of intelligence work: what happens to a person who must live under another identity long enough for the distinction between cover and reality to begin to disappear?
The novel enters the world of intelligence and counterintelligence from the inside—not as a succession of glamorous spy clichés, but as a world built on information, trust, deception, operational discipline, human relationships, institutional interests, and decisions whose consequences may emerge years later.
Its characters encounter war, captivity, clandestine activity, organized crime, political upheaval, personal betrayal, love, and the psychological burden of lives that cannot always be explained to those closest to them. Behind the operations and geopolitical events is a more personal story about memory and identity: about the names people are given, the names they choose, the names they borrow—and what remains when those names are taken away.
Written by Andrey Spiridonov, PhD, a former intelligence and state security officer, author, researcher, and founder of Institutional Counterintelligence Analysis (ICA), A Time of Borrowed Names brings together literary fiction and a professional understanding of intelligence institutions, undercover work, counterintelligence, operational identity, and the human dimension of state security.
The result is an espionage novel in which the intelligence world is not merely a backdrop. It is the environment that shapes the characters themselves.
A Time of Borrowed Names asks a question that extends far beyond espionage: if a person spends years living under borrowed names, performing assigned roles and protecting secrets that cannot be shared, at what point does the cover become part of the person—and which identity survives when the operation is finally over?
Book Details
Book Details
Title: A Time of Borrowed Names: A Novel
Author: Andrey Spiridonov
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Length: 569 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8177073972
ASIN: B0HL3QW3SR
A Time of Borrowed Names is now also available on Amazon.
ISBN: 979-8302631251
About the Book
Italy is one of the nations that has exerted the greatest influence on the development of Western civilization. From the Roman Empire to the Renaissance, from the Risorgimento to the Italian Republic, its history has helped shape European law, politics, culture, art, and thought.
Italia. La storia del Paese che ha cambiato il mondo: Capire l'Italia attraverso la sua storia takes the reader on a journey through more than two thousand years of Italian history. Rather than simply recounting major events, the book examines their causes, historical context, and impact on the formation of modern Italy.
Written in a clear yet rigorous style, the book is intended for students, scholars, history enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Italy's role in the history of Europe and the wider world.
Descrizione in italiano
L'Italia è una delle nazioni che hanno esercitato la maggiore influenza sullo sviluppo della civiltà occidentale. Dall'Impero Romano al Rinascimento, dal Risorgimento alla Repubblica Italiana, la sua storia ha contribuito a plasmare il diritto, la politica, la cultura, l'arte e il pensiero europeo.
Italia. La storia del Paese che ha cambiato il mondo: Capire l'Italia attraverso la sua storia accompagna il lettore in un percorso attraverso oltre duemila anni di storia italiana. Il volume non si limita a raccontare gli eventi principali, ma ne analizza le cause, il contesto e l'impatto sulla formazione dell'Italia moderna.
Scritto con un linguaggio chiaro e rigoroso, il libro è rivolto a studenti, studiosi, appassionati di storia e a tutti coloro che desiderano comprendere meglio il ruolo dell'Italia nella storia dell'Europa e del mondo.
ISBN: I979-8186710011
ISBN: I979-8186710011
For more than eighty years, the Special Air Service has stood as one of the world's most respected and influential special operations units. Admired by soldiers, studied by military historians, and surrounded by countless myths, the SAS has become far more than a regiment—it has become a symbol of professionalism, endurance, innovation, and quiet excellence.
In SAS: The Birth and Evolution of a Legend, Andrey Spiridonov traces the Regiment's complete historical journey, from its uncertain beginnings in the deserts of North Africa during the Second World War to its role as one of the most capable special forces of the twenty-first century.
Rather than relying on popular mythology, this book examines the documented history of the SAS through contemporary sources, official records, memoirs, and historical research. It explores not only famous operations but also the people, ideas, training, doctrine, and culture that shaped the Regiment throughout its evolution.
About the Book
About the Book
How did Rome manage to govern an immense territory for centuries without modern intelligence services and without being able to know with certainty what was happening in the provinces, within its armies, or even among its own elites?
This book examines the Roman Empire from a rarely explored perspective: counterintelligence and internal security. From the Catiline conspiracy to the civil wars, from the emergence of the Principate to the control of armies and provinces, it reveals a system in which informants, personal networks, law, administration, and surveillance enabled Rome to identify threats and protect the stability of the state.
Rome did not possess a counterintelligence service in the modern sense of the term. It had, however, developed instruments and practices for confronting problems that remain familiar today: distinguishing genuine loyalty from apparent loyalty, assessing contradictory information, controlling commanders who had become too powerful, and recognizing a threat before it was too late.
The historical analysis ultimately leads to a broader question: to what extent does the survival of a state depend on its ability to understand what is happening within it? Through the framework of Institutional Counterintelligence Analysis (ICA), the Roman experience is re-examined as an extraordinary historical case study in the management of information, risk, and uncertainty.
A different perspective on the Roman Empire, its power, and the reasons for its exceptional longevity.
Come riuscì Roma a governare per secoli un territorio immenso senza servizi di intelligence moderni e senza poter sapere con certezza che cosa accadeva nelle province, negli eserciti e persino all’interno delle proprie élite?
Questo libro racconta l’Impero romano da una prospettiva poco conosciuta: quella del controspionaggio e della sicurezza interna. Dalla congiura di Catilina alle guerre civili, dalla nascita del Principato al controllo degli eserciti e delle province, emerge un sistema nel quale informatori, reti personali, diritto, amministrazione e sorveglianza permettevano a Roma di individuare le minacce e proteggere la stabilità dello Stato.
Roma non possedeva un servizio di controspionaggio nel significato moderno del termine. Aveva però sviluppato strumenti e pratiche per affrontare problemi ancora oggi familiari: distinguere la lealtà reale da quella apparente, valutare informazioni contraddittorie, controllare comandanti troppo potenti e riconoscere una minaccia prima che fosse troppo tardi.
L’analisi storica conduce infine a una questione più ampia: quanto dipende la sopravvivenza di uno Stato dalla sua capacità di comprendere ciò che accade al proprio interno? Attraverso l’Analisi Istituzionale di Controspionaggio (ICA), l’esperienza romana viene riletta come uno straordinario caso storico di gestione dell’informazione, del rischio e dell’incertezza.
Una prospettiva diversa sull’Impero romano, sulla sua forza e sulle ragioni della sua eccezionale durata.
ISBN-13 : 979-8174004948
About the Book
About the Book
Spies, after all, have to eat.
But what happens when diplomats, politicians, military officers, businesspeople, and people who know things that others would like to know find themselves sitting around the same table?
An Italian restaurant may be nothing more than an excellent restaurant. An espresso may be nothing more than an espresso. But not always.
From Rome to Washington, from Florence to London, Brussels, and Moscow, Pasta, pizza e... spie tells true and surprising stories in which Italian cuisine meets the world of espionage and counterintelligence. Confidential meetings, real people, documented episodes, and small details that can sometimes reveal far more than they appear to.
After reading this book, the next time you walk into a restaurant, you may find yourself looking with a little more curiosity at whoever is sitting at the next table.
Le spie, dopotutto, devono mangiare.
Ma che cosa succede quando a tavola siedono diplomatici, politici, militari, uomini d’affari e persone che conoscono cose che altri vorrebbero sapere? Un ristorante italiano può essere soltanto un ottimo ristorante. Un espresso, soltanto un espresso. Ma non sempre. Da Roma a Washington, da Firenze a Londra, Bruxelles e Mosca, Pasta, pizza e... spie racconta storie vere e sorprendenti in cui la cucina italiana incontra il mondo dello spionaggio e del controspionaggio. Incontri riservati, personaggi reali, episodi documentati e piccoli dettagli capaci, qualche volta, di raccontare molto più di quanto sembri. Dopo aver letto questo libro, entrando in un ristorante, forse guarderete con un po’ più di curiosità chi è seduto al tavolo accanto.
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