The sensational story of General Gehlen and his spy ring. Head of the German Army's eastern intelligence services until dismissed by Hitler, he survived to transfer his allegiance to the American CIA as their Central European expert and to become head of the West German Secret Service.
From the twilight world of international espionage emerge the dummy firms, the safe houses, the dead-letter boxes, the couriers, call-girls, interrogators, radio monitors and the men who parachute into the night - and disappear.
Language
English
Pages
347
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1971
ISBN 13
9780330235167
The General was a Spy: The Truth About General Gehlen and His Spy Ring
The sensational story of General Gehlen and his spy ring. Head of the German Army's eastern intelligence services until dismissed by Hitler, he survived to transfer his allegiance to the American CIA as their Central European expert and to become head of the West German Secret Service.
From the twilight world of international espionage emerge the dummy firms, the safe houses, the dead-letter boxes, the couriers, call-girls, interrogators, radio monitors and the men who parachute into the night - and disappear.