Bloodstained Berlin Wall: Secret Operations of 20th Century German Intelligence Agencies

Author: Wang Qiaobao
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: In the 20th century, Germany twice challenged the world for hegemony. The ambitions of the German people inspired many brave individuals to (engage in espionage). The intensity of the intelligence war was no less than the fierce battles of the actual war. During the Cold War, Germany, situated at the crossroads of the East and West, staged a series of bloody legends.
Reinhard Gehlen: Don’t you think that treason and betrayal determined the outcome of World War II?
Edwin Sietz: I believe there is another more important factor. You know, we’ve been reading the encrypted communications of your command headquarters since the beginning. The plotters were blamed for many things they did not do. We used the plotters to cover up the "super secret."
Reinhard Gehlen: If that’s the case, then we have no hope of winning.
—Dialogue between Reinhard Gehlen, Chief of the German Eastern Front, and Allied General Edwin Sietz
The compilation of this book is mostly done by professionals. The main editor of the book has long been engaged in the study of intelligence history and is one of the pioneers of the discipline of intelligence history in China, with extensive writing experience. The basic principle of this book is to avoid the common pitfalls of some works on intelligence topics—such as poor selection of materials, historical inaccuracies, and exaggeration of legends—by selecting materials with the wisdom of experts and interpreting events with the courage of historians. It genuinely focuses on important figures and events that reflect the evolution of 20th-century intelligence history, respects historical facts, connects the past with the present, and allows readers to find the time corridor that links history and reality through layers of life and death, blood and fire.
Additionally, although the author is a professional researcher, they advocate for "describing history with the brush of literature." While adhering to the truth, they strive to make the writing vivid and fluent. The book features smooth prose and exquisite illustrations, making it highly readable. We believe readers will not find it tedious.