Hitler's man in Havana : Heinz Luning and Nazi espionage in Latin America / Thomas D. Schoonover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoonover, Thomas David, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Germany.

World War, 1939-1945.

Espionage, German--Cuba.

Espionage, German.

Spies--Germany--Biography.

Spies.

Spies--Cuba--Biography.

Lüning, Heinz, 1911-1942.

Lüning, Heinz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the beginning of World War II, Heinz August L?ning, posing as a Jewish refugee, was sent to Cuba to spy for the Third Reich. L?ning's assignment was to collect information about the United States and its allies and report back to Abwehr, the German foreign intelligence agency. The Caribbean waters L?ning monitored were important to the Allies both for shipping and for deploying ships between the various fronts. Despite some early setbacks, L?ning provided information on naval activities to the Germans. Ultimately, however, L?ning was arrested and became the only Nazi spy executed in Lati

Contents:

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms/Glossary; Introduction; 1. A Troubled Life; 2. The World He Scarcely Knew; 3. Back to School! Trained as a Nazi Spy; 4. Tested in Action; 5. Failure and Fatality; Photo insert; 6. Their Man in Havana; 7. Graham Greene's Man in Havana; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index.

ISBN:

9786613233301

9780813138947

0813138949

9781283233309

1283233304

9780813173023

0813173027

OCLC:

262841013