The Cold War wilderness of mirrors : counterintelligence and the U.S. and Soviet military liaison missions, 1947-1990 / Aden C. Magee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magee, Aden C. (Intelligence officer), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military intelligence--United States--History--20th century.

Military intelligence.

Cold War.

Germany (East).

Germany (West).

Soviet Union.

United States.

United States. Military Liaison Mission--History.

Soviet Union. Military Liaison Mission--History.

United States. Military Liaison Mission.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Casemate Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"This book details the Soviet Military Liaison Mission (SMLM) in West Germany and the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) in East Germany as microcosms of the Cold War strategic intelligence and counterintelligence landscape. Thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet and U.S. Military Liaison Missions are all but forgotten. Their operation was established by a post-WWII Allied occupation forces' agreement, and missions had relative freedom to travel and collect intelligence throughout East and West Germany from 1947 until 1990.This book addresses Cold War intelligence and counterintelligence in a manner that provides a broad historical perspective and then brings the reader to a never-before documented artifact of Cold War history. The book details the intelligence/counterintelligence dynamic that was among the most emblematic of the Cold War. Ultimately, the book addresses a saga that remains one of the true Cold War enigmas."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Past is Prologue

Introduction

Part I: Military Liaison Mission History and Evolution

Chapter 1: The History of the Military Liaison Missions

Chapter 2: The Evolution of the Military Liaison Mission Game

Part II: The Wilderness of Mirrors

Chapter 3: The Strategic Wilderness of Mirrors

Chapter 4: Opportunities Lost Prior to the Dark Era of Counterintelligence

Chapter 5: The U.S. Military Liaison Mission Microcosm

Chapter 6: Relefections in the Soviet Military Liaison Mission, Franfurt Wilderness

Part III: The Final Decade and the Battle that Time Forgot

Chapter 7: The Rapid Maturation of Department of Defense Counterintelligence in Europe

Chapter 8: The Final Reflections in the Cold War Wilderness of Mirrors

Chapter 9: The Last Counterintelligence Battles of the Cold War

Epilogue

Appendix I: Post-Cold War Revelations

Appendix II: The USMLM Legacy

Appendix III: The Huebner-Malinin Agreement

Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms

A Note on Sources

Select Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612009940

1612009948

OCLC:

1267762802