NATO's secret armies : operation Gladio and terrorism in Western Europe / Daniele Ganser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ganser, Daniele.

Series:

Contemporary security studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Armed Forces.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Armed Forces.

Paramilitary forces--Europe, Western--History--20th century.

Paramilitary forces.

Gladio (Organization).

Terrorism--Europe, Western--History--20th century.

Terrorism.

Right-wing extremists--Europe, Western--History--20th century.

Right-wing extremists.

History.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

xx, 315 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2005.

Summary:

secret since World War II" ("Observer," 18. November 1990) and observed that "The story seems straight from the pages of a political thriller." ("The Times," November 19, 1990). Ever since, so-called 'stay-behind' armies of NATO have also been discovered in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Greece and Turkey. They were internationally coordinated by the Pentagon and NATO and had their last known meeting in the NATO-linked Allied Clandestine Committee (ACC) in Brussels in October 1990.

Contents:

1 A terrorist attack in Italy 3

2 A scandal shocks Western Europe 15

3 The silence of NATO, CIA and MI6 25

4 The secret war in Great Britain 38

5 The secret war in the United States 51

6 The secret war in Italy 63

7 The secret war in France 84

8 The secret war in Spain 103

9 The secret war in Portugal 114

10 The secret war in Belgium 125

11 The secret war in the Netherlands 148

12 The secret war in Luxemburg 165

13 The secret war in Denmark 168

14 The secret war in Norway 176

15 The secret war in Germany 189

16 The secret war in Greece 212

17 The secret war in Turkey 224.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index.

ISBN:

0714656070

0714685003

OCLC:

54966165