Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989

Published by Stanford University Press 2013

Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989

Edited by: Jonathan Haslam and Karina Urbach

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804788915

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About this book

A collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time.

Author / Editor information

Jonathan Haslam is Professor of the History of International Relations at Cambridge University. Karina Urbach is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.

Reviews

Glenn Hastedt:
"The contributors to this excellent volume provide us with insight into a frequently overlooked period in the history of intelligence organizations. The essays present a balanced study of the contributions of secret intelligence in this volatile time as well as enumerate the political constraints under which they operated."

Kristie Macrakis:
"Secret Intelligence in the European State System, 1918–1989 is an excellent collection and valuable contribution to the field of European intelligence history during the twentieth century."

P. C. Kennedy:
"This worthy essay collection examines the relatively under-studied history of secret intelligence in France, East and West Germany, Britain, and Stalin's Russia . . . As a whole, the collection provides a useful reminder that secret intelligence does not operate in a vacuum. Nor should the scholarly study of intelligence . . . Highly recommended."

Wesley Wark:
"This collection of essays by notable scholars advances our understanding of aspects of European intelligence history, still an underdog field compared to the enormous literature on Anglo-American intelligence. The essays on French intelligence, in particular, are outstanding—gems of insight into a national intelligence system that struggled to make a difference."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction The Role of Secret Intelligence in the International Relations of Europe in the Twentieth Century Jonathan Haslam and Karina Urbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 “Humint” by Default and the Problem of Trust Soviet Intelligence, 1917–1941 Jonathan Haslam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2 Barbarossa and the Bomb Two Cases of Soviet Intelligence in World War II David Holloway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3 Seeking a Scapegoat Intelligence and Grand Strategy in France, 1919–1940 Stephen A. Schuker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
4 French Intelligence About the East, 1945–1968 Georges-Henri Soutou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
5 British Intelligence During the Cold War Richard J. Aldrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6 The Stasi Confronts Western Strategies for Transformation, 1966–1975 Oliver Bange Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
7 The West German Secret Services During the Cold War Holger Afflerbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: secret intelligence; Soviet; Cold War; Stasi; Europe; cointel

eBook

Published: December 18, 2013
ISBN: 9780804788915