Neutral Countries as Clandestine Battlegrounds, 1939–1968

Between Two Fires

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvAndré Gerolymatos,Denis Smyth,Andre Gerolymatos,Denis Gerolymatos, André,Smyth

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During the Second World War and the subsequent Cold War, foreign agents conducted intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and subversive operations inside neutral countries aimed at damaging their opponents' interests. The essays contained in this collection analyze the risks of espionage operations on neutral soil as well as the dangers such covert activities posed for the governments of neutral states. In striving to avoid involvement in the firing line of the Second World War or the front line of the Cold War, the contributors argue that neutral states developed security policies that focused on protecting their own sovereignty without provoking overt hostility from any of the great powers. This collection describes how the warring parties engaged in competition on neutral territory and analyzes how neutral governments rose to the existential challenge posed by international spies, their own venal officials, and even foreign assassins.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-07-15
Mått154 x 221 x 16 mm
Vikt395 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor285
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498583220

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Chapter 1: Intelligence in Neutral Washington, 1914-1917 and 1939-1941Chapter 2: "Under Morphia" from Madrid: Abduction and Anglo-Spanish Relations in 1941Chapter 3: Making Waves: A German Radio in Neutral Ireland and Naval Operations in 1942Chapter 4: Safe Harbour? Clandestine British and German Activities in Portugal and its Colonies during the Second World WarChapter 5: Ambiguous Neutrality and Nazi Intelligence in Spain during the Second World War Chapter 6: Guardians of the "Whispering Gallery"? Switzerland, Neutrality and the Clandestine WarChapter 7: Clandestine “Comrades": The Comintern, Tito and the Underground Communist Party of Yugoslavia, 1939-1941Chapter 8: British Preparations for Clandestine War in Greece and the Balkans, 1939-40Chapter 9: Ankara: Rabbit-Warren of SpiesChapter 10: Afghanistan, 1937-1945: From Lynchpin to BackwaterChapter 11: "Berlin of the East": India and the Politics of Cold War AsylumChapter 12: André Gerolymatos: An Appreciation

Neutral Countries as Clandestine Battlegrounds, 1939–1968: Between Two Fires is intelligence history at its best. Combining scholarly rigor with vivid story-telling, this collection provides new insights into the intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and other activities of the belligerents during and after the Second World War. It also casts light on the measures taken by neutral states to preserve their freedom of action—often with surprising success.