Espionage and the Roots of the Cold War

The Conspiratorial Heritage
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-138-01112-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Studies in Intelligence

From the 1930s to the 1950s a large number of left-wing men and women in the USA, Britain, Europe, Australia and Canada were recruited to the Soviet intelligence services. They were amateurs and the reason for their success is intriguing. Using Soviet archives, this work explores these successes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcknight, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The roots of conspiracy; the communist international and clandestine methods - the conspiratorial impulse; comintern's underground in Western military forces; underground in Asia; the 1930s - from the underground to espionage; a Trojan Horse within social democracy; fighting fascism through espionage.

Über Autor(innen)

David McKnight (Author)