Cold war frequencies : CIA clandestine radio broadcasting to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe / Richard H. Cummings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummings, Richard H., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.

United States.

Radio in propaganda--United States--History--20th century.

Radio in propaganda.

Propaganda, American--Soviet Union--History.

Propaganda, American.

Propaganda, American--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Published for the first time, the history of the CIA's clandestine short-wave radio broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the USSR during the early Cold War is covered in-depth. Chapters describe the "gray" broadcasting of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in Munich; clandestine or "black" radio broadcasts from Radio Nacional de Espana in Madrid to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine; transmissions to Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Ukraine and the USSR from a secret site near Athens; and broadcasts to Byelorussia and Slovakia. Infiltrated behind the Iron Curtain through dangerous air drops and boat landings, CIA and other intelligence service agents faced counterespionage, kidnapping, assassination, arrest and imprisonment. Excerpts from broadcasts taken from monitoring reports of Eastern Europe intelligence agencies are included"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4068-8

9781476640686

OCLC:

1243743050