East German Foreign Intelligence

This edited book examines the East German foreign intelligence service (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung, or HVA) as a historical problem, covering politics, scientific-technical and military intelligence and counterintelligence.

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Wegener Friis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Denmark's Centre for Cold War Studies. Kristie Macrakis is Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Helmut Müller-Enbergs was a Visiting Professor at the University of Southern Denmark 2008-09 and holds a tenured senior staff position at the German Federal Commission for the Stasi Archives in Berlin. Klappentext This edited book examines the East German foreign intelligence service (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung, or HVA) as a historical problem, covering politics, scientific-technical and military intelligence and counterintelligence. Zusammenfassung This edited book examines the East German foreign intelligence service (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung, or HVA) as a historical problem, covering politics, scientific-technical and military intelligence and counterintelligence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. Introduction Part 1: Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1. Counterintelligence in Postwar Europe, 1945-65 Nigel West 2. Western Espionage and Stasi Counterespionage, 1953-61 Paul Maddrell 3. The Rise and Fall of West German Intelligence Operations against East Germany Erich Schmidt-Eenboom 4. Deaf, Dumb and Blind: The CIA and East Germany Benjamin Fischer 5. Rosenholz: Mischa's Files, CIA's Booty Robert Gerald Livingston Part 2: Political Intelligence 6. Political Espionage: Foci and Sources Helmut Müller-Enbergs 7. Active Measures and Disinformation as Part of East Germany's Propaganda War, 1953-1972 Michael Scholz 8. Foreign Intelligence under the Roof of a Ministry for State Security Bernd Lippmann 9. East German Espionage in Denmark Thomas W. Friis 10. How the MfS's Worldview Affected the Intelligence Cycle: A Study Based on Operations against the Netherlands Beatrice de Graaf Part 3: Scientific-Technical and Military Intelligence 11. The Crown Jewels and the Importance of Scientific-Technical Intelligence Kristie Macrakis 12. The Professionalization of Soviet Military Espionage under Khruschev, 1953-64 Matthias Uhl 13. BND Military Espionage in East Germany Armin Wagner ...

Autorentext

Thomas Wegener Friis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Denmark's Centre for Cold War Studies. Kristie Macrakis is Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Helmut Müller-Enbergs was a Visiting Professor at the University of Southern Denmark 2008-09 and holds a tenured senior staff position at the German Federal Commission for the Stasi Archives in Berlin.

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Acknowledgments. Introduction Part 1: Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1. Counterintelligence in Postwar Europe, 1945-65 Nigel West 2. Western Espionage and Stasi Counterespionage, 1953-61 Paul Maddrell 3. The Rise and Fall of West German Intelligence Operations against East Germany Erich Schmidt-Eenboom 4. Deaf, Dumb and Blind: The CIA and East Germany Benjamin Fischer 5. Rosenholz: Mischa's Files, CIA's Booty Robert Gerald Livingston Part 2: Political Intelligence 6. Political Espionage: Foci and Sources Helmut Müller-Enbergs 7. Active Measures and Disinformation as Part of East Germany's Propaganda War, 1953-1972 Michael Scholz 8. Foreign Intelligence under the Roof of a Ministry for State Security Bernd Lippmann 9. East German Espionage in Denmark Thomas W. Friis 10. How the MfS's Worldview Affected the Intelligence Cycle: A Study Based on Operations against the Netherlands Beatrice de Graaf Part 3: Scientific-Technical and Military Intelligence 11. The Crown Jewels and the Importance of Scientific-Technical Intelligence Kristie Macrakis 12. The Professionalization of Soviet Military Espionage under Khruschev, 1953-64 Matthias Uhl 13. BND Military Espionage in East Germany Armin Wagner