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Stalin’s Top Spies
From WW2 into the Cold War
Inbunden, 2026
240 kr
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Formed a mere two months after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Cheka, the Soviet Security and Intelligence Agency, was formed to gather intelligence and promote revolution abroad. This organisation underwent a series of transformations over the following decades and achieved some remarkable successes …
Nazi Propaganda Through Art and Architecture
Creating the Myth of Hitler’s Third Reich
Inbunden, 2024
242 kr
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When the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they began a programme of transforming Germany from a democracy into a totalitarian state, but it was not a matter of simply enforcing compliance. The people had to be coaxed into believing in the new regime. Hearts and minds had to be won over and one …
Horror of Himmler’s Death Squads
The Einsatzgruppen and the Holocaust in the Baltics
Inbunden, 2024
274 kr
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During the Second World War, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were occupied on three separate occasions – twice by the Soviet Union and once by Nazi Germany. The signing of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact of 1939 allowed the Soviets to dominate the Baltic states without fear of German reprisals, causing …
Hitler's U.S. Allies
Americans Who Supported the Nazis
Inbunden, 2024
220 kr
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In many countries around the world, the end of the First World War, far from leading to a new world order of stability, ushered in an area of uncertainty and economic decline. To solve the problems of unemployment, high inflation, low wages and poor working conditions, many turned to the political …
Spying for Hitler
Nazis Who Infiltrated America
Inbunden, 2024
271 kr
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When Hitler was striving for recognition and relevance in the political turmoil of the early Weimar years in Germany he gave little thought to the world on the other side of the Atlantic other than to nurture a constant nagging resentment over President Wilson’s role in the post-war evisceration of …
Reinhard Gehlen: Hitler’s Spymaster
From the Eastern Front in WW2 to Cold War CIA Asset
Inbunden, 2025
274 kr
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Eleven years after Reinhard Gehlen, the head of Adolf Hitler’s Eastern Front military intelligence unit, emerged from hiding to hand himself over to US forces, he had, with the help of the American CIA, created a legend for himself as founder and first president of the West German Secret Service. …
Secret War Between Hitler and Stalin
Intelligence and Counterintelligence on the Eastern Front
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
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The intelligence war between Germany and the Soviet Union, ignited by Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941, was fiercely contested over four years. Neither side was prepared for the scale of the conflict, and both quickly developed methods to assess and counter each other’s military intentions.This …
When The World Stood on the Brink of Nuclear War
Superpower Face-off: The Suez Crisis and the Hungarian Uprising
Inbunden, 2025
235 kr
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The post-war world was dominated by the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., but the events of 1956 exposed their limitations. On 22 October 1956, following Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden secretly met with French and Israeli leaders …
Standing Up To Hitler
Resistance in Nazi Germany
Inbunden, 2025
242 kr
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Resistance in Nazi Germany was a brave but extreme reaction to the totalitarian regime, requiring individuals to confront evil, face torture, and risk death. In a country with no tolerance for dissent, opposition meant confronting the brutal consequences of one's actions, often with little hope of …
General George Washington – Spymaster Agent 711
The Intelligence Battle during the American War of Independence
Inbunden, 2026
271 kr
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When the American War of Independence broke out, the American, British and French intelligence agencies were particularly well structured, but it soon became apparent to all involved that victory hinged on sound political and military intelligence. While Britain and France had a tradition of …
Role of Intelligence in the Battle of Britain
Inbunden, 2021
266 kr
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The Battle of Britain was fought between two airborne military elites and was a classic example of pure attack against pure defence. Though it was essentially a 'war of attrition', it was an engagement in which the gathering, assessment and reaction to intelligence played a significant role on both …
Role of Intelligence in the Battle of Britain
E-bok, 2021
164 kr
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This in-depth WWII history examines how the Battle of Britain was shaped by military intelligence on both sides of the conflict.In the summer and fall of 1940, the UK successfully fended off a relentless German attack from the air. While the Battle of Britain was essentially a war of attrition, it …
Hitler's British Nazis
The Hidden Story of the Fascist Movement in the UK
E-bok, 2024
221 kr
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Following the end of the First World War, many countries experienced economic decline. Unemployment, high inflation, low wages and poor working conditions led to widespread unrest. This manifested itself in the rise of powerful militaristic leaders, first in Italy where fascism was born, and then …
Race for the Atomic Bomb
Scientists, Spies and Saboteurs - The Allies' and Hitler's Battle for the Ultimate Weapon
Inbunden, 2023
280 kr
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On 19 December 1938, Otto Hahn, working at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin, conducted an experiment the results of which baffled him. It took his migr collaborator Lise Meitner to explain that he had split an atom of uranium, which at the time seemed to defy all known laws of …
Race for the Atomic Bomb
Scientists, Spies & Saboteurs—The Allies'' and Hitler''s Battle for the Ultimate Weapon
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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On 19 December 1938, Otto Hahn, working at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin, conducted an experiment the results of which baffled him. It took his émigré collaborator Lise Meitner to explain that he had split an atom of uranium, which at the time seemed to defy all known laws of …
Race for the Atomic Bomb
Scientists, Spies & Saboteurs—The Allies'' and Hitler''s Battle for the Ultimate Weapon
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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On 19 December 1938, Otto Hahn, working at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin, conducted an experiment the results of which baffled him. It took his émigré collaborator Lise Meitner to explain that he had split an atom of uranium, which at the time seemed to defy all known laws of …
Hitler and Poland
How the Independence of one Country led the World to War in 1939
Inbunden, 2023
274 kr
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Following the end of the First World War, the newly reformed state of Poland was wedged uncomfortably between the two dominant nations of Germany and the Soviet Union. With their diametrically opposed political philosophies, both of Poland’s neighbours plotted continuously to reclaim its lands that …
Hitler and Poland
How the Independence of one Country led the World to War in 1939
E-bok, 2023
14 kr
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This book explores the tumultuous period following the First World War, where Poland, caught between the competing ambitions of Germany and the Soviet Union, navigates political upheaval, territorial disputes, and the emerging threat of Hitler.Following the end of the First World War, the newly …
Hitler's Gold
The Nazi Loot and How it was Laundered and Lost
Inbunden, 2023
225 kr
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War is a costly business and in 1939, Germany was almost broke with its economy overheating and heading for runaway inflation. Hitler needed hard foreign currency to pay for his war machine and the only way he could get this was by selling gold that he looted from the national banks of Austria, …
Hitler's Gold
The Nazi Loot and How it was Laundered and Lost
E-bok, 2023
14 kr
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The whereabouts and disposal of the Nazi''s remaining stolen gold has led to numerous investigations and countless conspiracy theories. Norman Ridley uncovers many of the mysteries surrounding this continuing search for the missing millions.War is a costly business and in 1939, Germany was almost …
Military Air Power in Europe Preparing for War
A Study of European Nations' Air Forces Leading up to 1939
Inbunden, 2022
280 kr
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The First World War had seen the mechanisation of warfare. Battle fronts had become immobilised in the grip of machine-guns and heavy artillery, leading to slaughter on an unprecedented scale.The end of the war saw exhausted governments extricating themselves from the carnage, but some leaders were …
Military Air Power in Europe Preparing for War
A Study of European Nations'' Air Forces Leading up to 1939
E-bok, 2023
15 kr
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The First World War had seen the mechanization of warfare. Battle fronts had become immobilized in the grip of machine-guns and heavy artillery, leading to slaughter on an unprecedented scale. The end of the war saw exhausted governments extricating themselves from the carnage, but some leaders …
Military Air Power in Europe Preparing for War
A Study of European Nations'' Air Forces Leading up to 1939
E-bok, 2023
15 kr
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The First World War had seen the mechanization of warfare. Battle fronts had become immobilized in the grip of machine-guns and heavy artillery, leading to slaughter on an unprecedented scale. The end of the war saw exhausted governments extricating themselves from the carnage, but some leaders …
Road to Barbarossa
Soviet-German Relations, 1917–1941
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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From the chaos of the First World War, during which Germany and Russia had fought each other to a standstill, there emerged two societies whose diametrically opposed ideologies of communism and fascism represented the opposite extremes of the political spectrum. Despite this, in time the …
Road to Barbarossa
Soviet-German Relations, 1917–1941
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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From the chaos of the First World War, during which Germany and Russia had fought each other to a standstill, there emerged two societies whose diametrically opposed ideologies of communism and fascism represented the opposite extremes of the political spectrum. Despite this, in time the …
Hitler's Air War in Spain
The Rise of the Luftwaffe
Inbunden, 2022
280 kr
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Almost since the advent of warfare, civilians have suffered collateral damage', but the concept of Total War - a war without limits - only surfaced in the early part of the twentieth century. The idea of huge numbers of aircraft raining death upon defenceless cities was seen by many as not only …
Hitler's Air War in Spain
The Rise of the Luftwaffe
E-bok, 2022
149 kr
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Almost since the advent of warfare, civilians have suffered ''collateral damage'', but the concept of Total War – a war without limits – only surfaced in the early part of the twentieth century. The idea of huge numbers of aircraft raining death upon defenceless cities was seen by many as not only …
Hitler's Air War in Spain
The Rise of the Luftwaffe
E-bok, 2022
149 kr
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Almost since the advent of warfare, civilians have suffered ''collateral damage'', but the concept of Total War – a war without limits – only surfaced in the early part of the twentieth century. The idea of huge numbers of aircraft raining death upon defenceless cities was seen by many as not only …
Reading Hitler's Mind
The Intelligence Failure that led to WW2
Inbunden, 2022
271 kr
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Most strongly associated with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, it is often stated that Britain's policy of appeasement was instituted in the 1930s in the hope of avoiding war with Hitler's Nazi Germany. At the time, appeasement was viewed by many as a popular and seemingly pragmatic policy.In …
Reading Hitler's Mind
The Intelligence Failure that led to WW2
E-bok, 2022
132 kr
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A study of how to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain approached his dealings with Hitler & Germany and what intelligence influenced his strategy—"A valuable work for anyone interested in the origins of World War II" (The NYMAS Review)."A useful and insightful introduction to a crucial …
