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Book SynopsisThe story of how the nations of Europe spied on Hitler's Third Reich in the tense years of appeasement leading up to the Second World War.
Trade Reviewincisive * Colin Shindler *
RT Howard does an admirable job * NS, History of War *
remarkably thorough and well-researched * Zareer Masani, Literary Review *
R.T. Howard has done an admirable job, given [the] limitations. Spying on the Reich is substantial and engaging. * John Foster , The Battleground *
extraordinarily fertile and captivating book * Richard Lofthouse, QUAD *
fascinating * Francis P. Sempa, New York Journal of Books *
Profitable reading for students of spycraft and the early stirrings of the war in Europe. * Kirkus Reviews *
a well-researched and revealing account...Packed with a colorful cast of characters and offering pinpoint analysis of where the Allies went wrong, this will delight espionage buffs. * , Publishers Weekly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Germany Reawakens 2: Foreign Spies Keep Watch 3: The Rise of Hitler 4: The New Mood in Berlin 5: The Anglo-French Spy Networks Inside Germany 6: 'The Reliable Source' 7: The French and Czechs Watch the Reich 8: 'The Dark Continent' 9: The International Spy Effort 10: Searching for New Sources of Information 11: Spying on the German Navy 12: Colonel Z and Other Agents 13: The French Step Up Their Operations 14: The British and the Czechs Watch the Reich 15: The 'Spies' Who Never Were 16: Watching Anschluss 17: Intelligence and the Sudeten Crises 18: Predicting Hitler's Next Move 19: Intelligence and the Anglo-French Alliance 20: The 'Spies' Who Caused Panic 21: Signals from the Reich 22: The Nazi-Soviet Pact 23: The Countdown to War Conclusion: In Retrospect
