SECRET SERVICES, 1918-1939 their development in britain, germany, and russia.

This book examines the nature of the secret services and the role of the secret police in Britain, Russia, and Germany during the interwar years. It traces the growth of the secret services and police in these countries, indicating how they differed in their development. The SIS (MI6), MI5 and Speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: ANDREW SANGSTER, AUTHOR
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [S.l.] : CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLIS, 2020.
Subjects:
1914-1945
Secret service > Great Britain > History.
Secret service > Germany > History.
Secret service > Russia > History.
World War, 1914-1918 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918 > Secret service > Germany.
World War, 1914-1918 > Secret service > Russia.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Russia.
Service secret > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Service secret > Allemagne > Histoire.
Service secret > Russie > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Service secret > Allemagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Service secret > Russie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Allemagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Russie.
Military intelligence.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Second World War.
Secret service
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book examines the nature of the secret services and the role of the secret police in Britain, Russia, and Germany during the interwar years. It traces the growth of the secret services and police in these countries, indicating how they differed in their development. The SIS (MI6), MI5 and Special Branch in England appeared more like a Gentleman's Club from Eton and Oxbridge, especially when compared to the German Gestapo, SS-SD, and Abwehr in Germany, and the Cheka, GPU, NKVD and KGB in Stalinist Russia. The British were short of money and resources, while the Germans were interested in e.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:152755807X
9781527558076

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