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We Have Assembled An International Group Of Scholars To Examine East German Foreign Intelligence As A Historical Problem In The Intelligence Areas Of: Politics, Scientific-technical And Military Intelligence And Counter-intelligence. Themes And Topics That Run Through The Volume Include The Espionage Wars; The Relationship To The Kgb; The Successes And Failures Of The Bnd [bundesnachrichtendienst] In East Germany And The Reverse; The Cia And The Hv A [hauptverwaltung A]; The Hv A In Countries Outside Of West Germany; Disinformation; And The Role And Importance Of Scientific-technical And Military Intelligence Gathering--page 6. Counterintelligence In Postwar Europe, 1945-1965 / Nigel West -- Western Espionage And Stasi Counter-espionage In East Germany, 1953-1961 / Paul Maddrell -- The Rise And Fall Of West German Intelligence Operations Against East Germany / Erich Schmidt-eenboom -- Deaf, Dumb, And Blind: The Cia And East Germany / Benjamin B. Fischer -- Rosenholz: Mischa's Files, Cia's Booty / Robert Gerald Livingston -- Political Espionage: Foci And Sources, 1969-1989 / Helmut Müller-enbergs -- Active Measures And Disinformation As Part Of East Germany's Propaganda War, 1953-1972 / Michael F. Scholz -- Foreign Intelligence Under The Roof Of The Ministry For State Security / Bernd Lippmann -- East German Espionage In Denmark / Thomas Wegener Friis -- How The Mfs' Worldview Affected The Intelligence Cycle: A Study Based On Operations Against The Netherlands / Beatrice De Graaf -- The Crown Jewels And The Importance Of Scientific-technical Intelligence / Kristie Macrakis -- The Professionalization Of Soviet Military Intelligence And Its Influence On The Berlin Crisis Under Khruschev / Matthias Uhl -- Bnd Military Espionage In East Germany, 1946-1994 / Armin Wagner. Edited By Thomas Wegener Friis Kristie Macrakis And Helmut Müller-enbergs. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.
This volume investigates the operational mechanics, strategic objectives, and historical impact of East German foreign intelligence services during the Cold War. The editors, a team of international scholars including Helmut Müller-Enbergs, Kristie Macrakis, and Thomas Wegener Friis, synthesize archival research and historical analysis to demystify the activities of the Hauptverwaltung A (HVA) and its counterparts. The text argues that East German intelligence was not merely a satellite of the KGB, but a complex, professionalized apparatus that played a critical role in the broader espionage conflicts between the Eastern Bloc and Western powers.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a rigorous academic resource for understanding the institutional structure of the Stasi's foreign intelligence wing. Readers frequently note the dense, scholarly nature of the prose, which relies heavily on primary source documentation and specialized historical analysis.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2009-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203873025
ISBN-13:
9780203873021
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