Western Corporations and Covert Operations in the Early Cold War - Re-Examining the Vogeler/sanders Case

This book examines the Vogeler/Sanders espionage case that ruptured ties between the US and UK and Hungary in 1949, and analyses this as an example of Western covert operations in the early Cold War.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Western Businesses in post-World War II Hungary: "It Might be a Losing Game, but there was still a chance that we could win" 2. Anglo-American Efforts to Secure the Release of Vogeler and Sanders: "No Lever Powerful Enough" 3. Anglo-American Operations against Hungary: "By All Means Short of War" 4. The Religious Cold War: The Anticommunist Crusade and Charlie Kersten's War Conclusions

About the author

Margaret Murányi Manchester is an Associate Professor of History at Providence College, Providence, RI, where she teaches courses in modern American and diplomatic history, with a special focus on the Cold War.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Murányi Manchester, Margaret Muranyi (Providence College Manchester
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032253886
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225388-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Warfare & defence, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Hungary, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Espionage & secret services, Warfare and defence, c 1940 to c 1949, Espionage and secret services, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Peace studies & conflict resolution, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War