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Book SynopsisThis book details the Soviet Military Liaison Mission (SMLM) in West Germany and the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) in East Germany as microcosms of the Cold War strategic intelligence and counterintelligence landscape. Thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet and U.S. Military Liaison Missions are all but forgotten. Their operation was established by a post-WWII Allied occupation forces' agreement, and missions had relative freedom to travel and collect intelligence throughout East and West Germany from 1947 until 1990.
This book addresses Cold War intelligence and counterintelligence in a manner that provides a broad historical perspective and then brings the reader to a never-before documented artifact of Cold War history. The book details the intelligence/counterintelligence dynamic that was among the most emblematic of the Cold War. Ultimately, the book addresses a saga that remains one of the true Cold War enigmas.
Trade ReviewMeticulously researched and incisively written, Magee provides an unprecedented survey of the counterintelligence war between the US and the USSR from the strategic level down to the countrysides of West and East Germany where the MLMs operated. He uses never before seen information to objectively analyse how both sides operated and tried to thwart their opponent’s effort … The Cold War Wilderness of Mirrors is Cold War history at its best. * James Stejskal, author of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army’s Elite, 1956–1990 24/05/2021 *
Table of ContentsPast is Prologue Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND EVOLUTION Chapter 1: The History of the Military Liaison Missions Chapter 2: The Evolution of the Military Liaison Mission Game PART II: THE WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS Chapter 3: The Strategic Wilderness of Mirrors Chapter 4: Opportunities Lost Prior to the Dark Era of Counterintelligence Chapter 5: The U.S. Military Liaison Mission Microcosm Chapter 6: Reflections in the Soviet Military Liaison Mission, Frankfurt Wilderness PART III: THE FINAL DECADE AND THE BATTLE THAT TIME FORGOT Chapter 7: The Rapid Maturation of Department of Defense Counterintelligence in Europe Chapter 8: The Final Reflection in the Cold War Wilderness of Mirrors Chapter 9: The Last Counterintelligence Battles of the Cold War
Epilogue Appendix 1: Post-Cold War Revelations Appendix 2: The USMLM Legacy Appendix 3: The Huebner–Malinin Agreement Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms A Note on Sources Selected Bibliography Index
