Ring of Spies
- 288 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
The first book to reveal how MI5 helped to expose a Nazi spy ring operating in America in the run-up to the Second World War
Jeffreys-Jones Rhodri Bücher
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones taucht tief in die zwielichtigen und umstrittenen Winkel der amerikanischen Geschichte ein, wobei er sich besonders auf Geheimdienstoperationen und deren Bekämpfung konzentriert. Seine Arbeit beleuchtet oft Perioden intensiver internationaler Spannungen und zeigt, wie staatliche Stellen hinter den Kulissen agierten, um Ereignisse zu gestalten. Jeffreys-Jones untersucht den Einsatz von Nachrichtendiensten für Propaganda und zur Unterdrückung vermeintlicher Bedrohungen und deckt dabei komplexe Netze aus Intrigen auf. Er verbindet gründliche historische Forschung mit fesselnder Erzählweise, die den Leser in die Welt der Spionage und ihre Auswirkungen hineinzieht.
The Nazi Spy Ring in America
Hitler's Agents, the Fbi, and the Case That Stirred the Nation
- 256 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
Set in the mid-1930s, the narrative explores Nazi Germany's covert espionage efforts in the United States as the country adopted a neutral stance. It details Hitler's strategic attempts to influence American politics through anti-Semitic propaganda, the theft of military technology, and the mapping of U.S. defenses, highlighting the tensions and threats faced by the nation during this tumultuous period.
In the CIA's 75th birthday year, veteran intelligence historian Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones presents a history of the Agency from its foundation in the early days of the Cold War, through the Bay of Pigs fiasco of 1961, its role in the war in the 1970s, the part it played in the collapse of Soviet Communism in the late 1980s and the existential crisis of the 1990s that followed, to the new role it has taken on in the war on terror since 2001. A thoughful and balanced counterpoint to both celebratory and hostile accounts, A Question of Standing argues that the Agency's original and continuing purpose was not just the delivery of intelligence, but its delivery in a manner that commanded attention. To achieve that goal, the CIA had to be in good standing. It is never helpful to convey the truth if nobody respects you enough to listen.