Description: Spying through a Glass Darkly by David Alvarez, Eduard. Mark Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description For the period between World War II and the full onset of the Cold War, histories of American intelligence seem to go dark. Yet in those years a little known clandestine organization, the Strategic Services Unit (SSU), emerged from the remnants of wartime American intelligence to lay the groundwork for what would become the CIA and, in ways revealed here for the first time, conduct its own secret warof espionage and political intrigue in postwar Europe. Telling the full story of this early and surprisingly effective espionage arm ofthe United States, Spying through a Glass Darkly brings a critical chapter in the history of Cold War intelligence out of the shadows.Constrained by inadequate staff and limited resources, distracted by the conflicting demands of agencies of the US government,and victimized by disinformation and double agents, the Strategic Services Unit struggled to maintain an effective Americanclandestine capability after the defeat of the Axis Powers. Never viscerally anti-communist, the Strategic Services Unit was slow torecognize the Soviet Union as a potential threat, but gradually it began to mount operations, often in collaboration with the intelligence services of Britain, France, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden, to throw light into the darker corners of the Soviet regime. Bringing to bear a wealth of archival documents, operational records, interviews, and correspondence, David Alvarez and Eduard Mark chronicle SSUs successes and failures in procuring intelligence on the capabilities and intentions of the Soviet Union, a chronicle that delves deeply into the details of secret operations against Soviet targets throughout Europe: not only in the backstreets of the divided cities of Berlin and Vienna, but also the cafes, hotels, offices, and salons of such cosmopolitan capitals as Paris, Rome, Budapest, Prague, and Warsaw. Author Biography David Alvarez is professor emeritus ofpolitics at Saint Marys College of Californiaand a former scholar-in-residence at theNational Security Agency. He has publishedmany books, including three with Kansas:Secret Messages: Codebreaking and AmericanDiplomacy, 1930–1945; Spies in the Vatican:Espionage and Intrigue from Napoleon to theHolocaust; and The Popes Soldiers: A MilitaryHistory of the Modern Vatican.At the time of his death in 2009 EduardMark was senior historian in the Office ofAir Force History. He is the author of AerialInterdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle inThree American Wars and Defending the West:The United States Air Force and EuropeanSecurity, 1946–1998. Details ISBN 070062192X ISBN-13 9780700621927 Title Spying through a Glass Darkly Author David Alvarez, Eduard. Mark Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 360 Publisher University Press of Kansas GE_Item_ID:96930380; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Spying Through a Glass Darkly : American Espionage Against the Soviet Union, 1945-1946
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Russia & the Former Soviet Union, United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, International Relations / General
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: David Alvarez, Eduard Mark
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
