Espionage and Counterintelligence in Occupied Persia (Iran) [electronic resource] : The Success of the Allied Secret Services, 1941-45 /
O'Sullivan, Adrian.author.
The sequel to Nazi Secret Warfare , which portrayed the catastrophic failure of Germany's clandestine services in Persia (Iran) during the Second World War. By contrast but based on equally solid archival evidence, this companion volume tells the other side of the same fascinating story, introducing us to spies, spycatchers, and spymasters.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology; 'Things Look Black for the Persians: The "American Century" Begins!'; Prologue: MI5 in the Middle East; 1 Ratcatchers; 2 Security Threats and Operational Channels; 3 Fifth Columnists; 4 Fierce Tribes and Princely Playboys; 5 Quislings and Ordinary Persians; 6 Strategic Deceivers; 7 Saboteurs and Spooks; 8 Operation PONGO; 9 Secondees from India; 10 Interrogators and Custodians; 11 Ruskies; 12 'Operation LONG JUMP'; 13 Yanks; 14 Standing Down; Epilogue: The Need to Know; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sequel to Nazi Secret Warfare , which portrayed the catastrophic failure of Germany's clandestine services in Persia (Iran) during the Second World War. By contrast but based on equally solid archival evidence, this companion volume tells the other side of the same fascinating story, introducing us to spies, spycatchers, and spymasters.
World War, 1939-1945.
Middle East-History.
Military history.
International relations.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
History of the Middle East.
History of Military.
International Relations.