Hitler's secret war in South America (German military intelligence and
Editorial LOUISIANA STATE U.P.
Festland Spanien
- Verlag LOUISIANA STATE U.P.
- ISBN13 9780807124369
- ISBN10 0807124362
- Gegenstandsart Buch
- Buchseiten 353
- Jahr der Ausgabe 1999
- Bindung Gebunden
Hitler's secret war in South America (German military intelligence and
Editorial LOUISIANA STATE U.P.
Festland Spanien
Buch Details
Published first in Brazil as Suastica sobre o Brazil, this examination of the rise and fall of German espionage in that country spent months on the best-seller list there and generated a national furor as former spies and collaborationists denounced it as a CIA ploy. Here, for the first time, are the colorful stories of such German agents as "Alfredo, " probably the most important enemy operative in the Americas; "King, " who was decorated for his daring exploits but who carelessly mentioned the real names of his collaborators in secret radio messages; the bumbling Janos Salamon; and the debonair Hans Christian von Kotze, who ultimately betrayed the Abwehr (German Military Intelligence).
Eminently readable, Hitler's Secret War in South America resembles, but is not, fiction. It describes in detail the Allies' real battle against the Abwehr, a struggle highlighted by the interception and deciphering of German radio transmissions.