Spying through a glass darkly American espionage against the Soviet Union, 1945-1946
On the precipice of peaceA mystery in an enigma -- Signs and portents -- Spies on the Danube -- A distant arena -- The nearer shore.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lawrence, Kansas
University Press of Kansas
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | On the precipice of peaceA mystery in an enigma -- Signs and portents -- Spies on the Danube -- A distant arena -- The nearer shore. "This book chronicles the struggles of American intelligence agencies to come to grips with Europe's new postwar realities, including the growing dominance of the Soviet Union, its recent ally in the war against Hitler's Germany. Focusing on the Strategic Services Unit, which rose from the ashes of the OSS and took on missions that would eventually be embraced by the CIA, Alvarez illuminates a long-neglected and poorly understood chapter in what became the Cold War"--Provided by publisher On the precipice of peace -- A mystery in an enigma -- Signs and portents -- Spies on the Danube -- A distant arena -- The nearer shore |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 329 - 336 |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 344 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780700621972 978-0-7006-2197-2 9780700621927 978-0-7006-2192-7 |