{"product_id":"the-stay-behinds-swedens-cold-war-guardians-hardcover","title":"The Stay Behinds: Sweden's Cold War Guardians - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohan Wennström\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohan Wennstr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eöm\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Swedish Defence University. His essays have appeared in, among others, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnHerd\u003c\/i\u003e. His landmark study on the Stay Behinds resistance movement has become a bestseller in Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49550380073115,"sku":"9781472877543","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/1EDrIvaT3I9781472877543.webp?v=1789622288","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/the-stay-behinds-swedens-cold-war-guardians-hardcover","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}