This exploration of Soviet communist political maneuvering was written in 1962 at the height of the Cold War by the then professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and the former leader of the American Communist Party. With examples from recent history the authors show how the inner workings of the Soviet machine differ from the popular idea of how communists proceed. The book also details how the Western World could formulate counter-strategies to the Communist political attacks, assaults and infiltrations.