Spying on science : Western intelligence in divided Germany, 1945-1961 / Paul Maddrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddrell, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Germany--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

Espionage--Germany--History--20th century.

Espionage.

Science--Germany--History--20th century.

Science.

Technology transfer--Germany--History--20th century.

Technology transfer.

Physical Description:

xi, 330 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The years 1945-61 were a golden age of Western intelligence collection from spies, defectors, and refugees. This book examines the methods of spying and intelligence collection in East and West Germany and assesses the importance of border security to the East German Communist state, the impact of intelligence on the arms race, and the aggressive dimension of the US Government's policy of containment.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Glossary

Note on Sources and Terminology

Introduction

1. The Soviet Exploitation of German Science and the Origins of Scientific Containment

2. Refugees and Defectors

3. Other Key Sources of Intelligence

4. The Prisoners-of-war Come Home

5. Mass Espionage: Western Spying in Germany 1945-61

6. The Scientific and Military Spy Networks

7. The Inducement of Defection

8. Operation 'Dragon Return'

9. The Western Secret Services and the Wall

10. The Uses of the Intelligence Gathered

Conclusion: The Years of the Germans

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191533099

0191533092

OCLC:

476258664