Spies of the Kaiser - German Covert Operations in Great Britain During First World War Era

Zusatztext '...ground-breaking...' - Christopher Andrew! The Sunday Telegraph Informationen zum Autor THOMAS BOGHARDT is Historian at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, USA He was the 2002-2003 Thyssen Scholar at Georgetown University's BMW Center for German and European Studies, and has taught European history and international relations at Oxford and the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. He received his PhD in modern history from the University of Oxford, UK. Klappentext Spies of the Kaiser examines the scope and objectives of German covert operations in Great Britain before and during the First World War. It assesses the effect of German espionage on Anglo-German relations and discusses the extent to which the fear of German espionage in the United Kingdom shaped the British intelligence community in the early Twentieth-century. The study is based on original archival material, including hitherto unexploited German records and recently declassified British documents. Zusammenfassung Spies of the Kaiser examines the scope and objectives of German covert operations in Great Britain before and during the First World War. It assesses the effect of German espionage on Anglo-German relations and discusses the extent to which the fear of German espionage in the United Kingdom shaped the British intelligence community in the early Twentieth-century. The study is based on original archival material, including hitherto unexploited German records and recently declassified British documents. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction The Origins of German Naval Intelligence The Origins of British Counter-Espionage German Espionage in Great Britain Before World War I The Outbreak of World War I German Espionage in Great Britain, 1914-1917 Beyond Espionage The Decline of German Naval Intelligence, 1917-1919 Conclusion Notes Appendices Bibliography Index...

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• Autori: T Boghardt, T. Boghardt, Thomas Boghardt
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349516117
• ISBN: 978-1-349-51611-7
• Pagine: 238
• Serie: St Antony's Series; St Antony's; St Antony's Series; St Antony's
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; B, History, European History, European Politics, International Relations, European Union, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, EU (European Union), History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, European Union Politics, Europe—History, bibliography;Britain;German;Great Britain;kingdom;knowledge