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Published for the first time, the history of the CIA''s clandestine short-wave radio broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the USSR during the early Cold War is covered in-depth. Chapters describe the gray broadcasting of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in Munich; clandestine or black radio broadcasts from Radio Nacional de Espana in Madrid to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine; transmissions to Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Ukraine and the USSR from a secret site near Athens; and broadcasts to Byelorussia and Slovakia. Infiltrated behind the Iron Curtain through dangerous air drops and boat landings, CIA and other intelligence service agents faced counterespionage, kidnapping, assassination, arrest and imprisonment. Excerpts from broadcasts taken from monitoring reports of Eastern Europe intelligence agencies are included.

Cold War Frequencies

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/9/2021 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476678641, 978-1476678641
      ISBN10: 1476678642
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      Cold wars and proxy conflicts Military History Military history: post-WW2 conflicts

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Published for the first time, the history of the CIA''s clandestine short-wave radio broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the USSR during the early Cold War is covered in-depth. Chapters describe the gray broadcasting of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in Munich; clandestine or black radio broadcasts from Radio Nacional de Espana in Madrid to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine; transmissions to Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Ukraine and the USSR from a secret site near Athens; and broadcasts to Byelorussia and Slovakia. Infiltrated behind the Iron Curtain through dangerous air drops and boat landings, CIA and other intelligence service agents faced counterespionage, kidnapping, assassination, arrest and imprisonment. Excerpts from broadcasts taken from monitoring reports of Eastern Europe intelligence agencies are included.

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