Hitler's Spies and Saboteurs
by Wighton, Charles; Peis, Gunter
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New York, NY: Award Books, 1974. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The sensational story of Nazi espionage activities in the U.S. and other allied nations - Based on the diary of one of Hitler's top agents! At Nuremb erg, in 1945, General Erwin von Lahousen-Vivremont, head of Abwehr II - the sabotage division of the German Armed Forces Secret Service - shocked the world with his revelations of Nazi war crimes. He exposed the activities of Goering, Ribbentrop, and other top-ranking Third Reich officials. But there was much more he did not tell! Here is the rest of his story - the top-secret details of Germany' s international espionage ring during World War II. Lahousen had kept a diary. In the U.S. and Britain, France and other countries, his agents - often citizens of these countries, for Lahousen believ e d Germans lacked the spontaneity that made for expert spies - carried out some of the war's most daring missions. In his diary, Lahousen named names and described espionage activities in detail. he wr o te of Hermann Lang in the U.S., a German-American who provided the Nazi's with blueprints of U.S. military machinery; of Robey Leibbrandt, the young African "Olympic Boxer Spy"; of beautiful Vera , b il ingual mistress of an Abwehr agent; and many others. Their astounding stories, along with that of the master spy, Lahousen, appear documented and unabridged in these pages. 2nd printing. 283 pa ges. So me browning on outer edges of pages. Top & bottom of spine & some parts of outer edges have slight rubbing. One small 1/4" crease across bottom rear corner..
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On Nov 6 2004, H. M. Smith (used books) said:
At Nuremberg, in 1945, General Erwin von Lahousen-Vivremont, head of Abwehr II--the sabotage division of the German Armed Forces Secret Service--shocked the world with his revelations of Nazi war crimes.
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- Hitler's Spies and Saboteurs
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- Wighton, Charles; Peis, Gunter
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- Hardcover
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- New York, NY: Award Books, 1974
- Keywords
- HITLER, SPIES, GERMANY, GERMAN, WORLD WAR II, WWII, WARS, ESPIONAGE, NAZI BIOGRAPHY - FIGURES
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