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U.S. Army Intelligence in Germany, 1944–1949 / Thomas Boghardt.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: De Gruyter Studies in Military History ; 5Publisher: München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2023]Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource (XIII, 499 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110999259
  • 9783110988765
  • 9783110988550
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 943
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Foreword by Katrin Paehler -- Foreword by Jon T. Hoffman -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Maps, Charts and Illustrations -- The Author -- Introduction -- Part I: Intelligence In World War II -- 1 Intelligence Goes to War -- 2 Operations in Wartime Germany -- Part II: Intelligence Organization in Occupied Germany -- 3 Intelligence Headquarters -- 4 Intelligence Field Agencies -- Part III: Intelligence Operations in Occupied Germany -- 5 The Long Shadow of the Third Reich -- 6 Intelligence Exploitation -- 7 New Challenges -- 8 Democratization -- 9 The Soviet Zone -- 10 The Berlin Blockade -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms -- Index
Summary: The American military occupation of Germany lasted five years. During this time, Germany made great strides along the road from fascism to democracy, Europe became the fulcrum of the Cold War, and the United States emerged as a global superpower. This book corrects numerous misunderstandings and fills many gaps in our knowledge about the occupation.

Frontmatter -- Foreword by Katrin Paehler -- Foreword by Jon T. Hoffman -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Maps, Charts and Illustrations -- The Author -- Introduction -- Part I: Intelligence In World War II -- 1 Intelligence Goes to War -- 2 Operations in Wartime Germany -- Part II: Intelligence Organization in Occupied Germany -- 3 Intelligence Headquarters -- 4 Intelligence Field Agencies -- Part III: Intelligence Operations in Occupied Germany -- 5 The Long Shadow of the Third Reich -- 6 Intelligence Exploitation -- 7 New Challenges -- 8 Democratization -- 9 The Soviet Zone -- 10 The Berlin Blockade -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms -- Index

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The American military occupation of Germany lasted five years. During this time, Germany made great strides along the road from fascism to democracy, Europe became the fulcrum of the Cold War, and the United States emerged as a global superpower. This book corrects numerous misunderstandings and fills many gaps in our knowledge about the occupation.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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