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Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989 - by Jonathan Haslam & Karina Urbach (Hardcover)

Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989 - by  Jonathan Haslam & Karina Urbach (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Secret Intelligence in the European State System, 1918-1989</i> is an excellent collection and valuable contribution to the field of European intelligence history during the twentieth century.--Kristie Macrakis "<i>H-Diplo</i>"<br><br>The contributors to this excellent volume provide us with insight into a frequently overlooked period in the history of intelligence organizations. The essays present a balanced study of the contributions of secret intelligence in this volatile time as well as enumerate the political constraints under which they operated.--Glenn Hastedt "James Madison University"<br><br>This collection of essays by notable scholars advances our understanding of aspects of European intelligence history, still an underdog field compared to the enormous literature on Anglo-American intelligence. The essays on French intelligence, in particular, are outstanding--gems of insight into a national intelligence system that struggled to make a difference.--Wesley Wark "University of Ottawa"<br><br>This worthy essay collection examines the relatively under-studied history of secret intelligence in France, East and West Germany, Britain, and Stalin's Russia . . . As a whole, the collection provides a useful reminder that secret intelligence does not operate in a vacuum. Nor should the scholarly study of intelligence . . . Highly recommended.--P. C. Kennedy "<i>CHOICE</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jonathan Haslam is Professor of the History of International Relations at Cambridge University. Karina Urbach is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.

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