Neutral Countries as Clandestine Battlegrounds, 1939–1968

André Gerolymatos (1951–2019) was professor and director of the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University.Denis Smyth is professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. James Horncastle is assistant professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations at Simon Fraser University.

• 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.