Ring of Spies
- 288 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
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 Knihy
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones se zaměřuje na nebezpečné a kontroverzní aspekty americké historie, zejména na operace tajných služeb a boj proti nim. Jeho práce se často noří do období napjatých mezinárodních vztahů a ukazuje, jak státní agentury formovaly události v zákulisí. Jeffreys-Jones zkoumá, jak byly tajné služby využívány k ovlivňování veřejného mínění a k potlačování vnímaných hrozeb, a odhaluje složitou síť intrik a propagandy. Jeho přístup kombinuje detailní historický výzkum s poutavým vyprávěním, které čtenáře vtáhne do temných zákoutí špionáže.
The Nazi Spy Ring in America
Hitler's Agents, the Fbi, and the Case That Stirred the Nation
- 256 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
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.