Ring of Spies
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
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 Libri
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones scava negli angoli oscuri e controversi della storia americana, concentrandosi in particolare sulle operazioni di intelligence e sulla controspionaggio. Il suo lavoro esplora spesso periodi di intensa tensione internazionale, rivelando come le agenzie statali operassero dietro le quinte per plasmare gli eventi. Jeffreys-Jones esamina l'uso dei servizi di intelligence per la propaganda e la soppressione di minacce percepite, scoprendo intricate reti di intrighi. Combina una rigorosa ricerca storica con una narrazione avvincente che attira i lettori nel mondo clandestino dello spionaggio e del suo impatto.
The Nazi Spy Ring in America
Hitler's Agents, the Fbi, and the Case That Stirred the Nation
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
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.