Stasi : the untold story of the East German secret police

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Title:

Author:

Koehler, John O.

ISBN:

9780813334097

9780813337449

Personal Author:

Koehler, John O.

Publication Information:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.

Physical Description:

xvi, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Revenge Versus The Rule of Law -- 2. Erich Mielke: Moscow's Leader of the Red Gestapo -- 3. KGB and Stasi: Two Shields, Two Swords -- 4. The Sword of Repression -- 5. The Invisible Invasion: Espionage Assault on West Germany -- 6. The Stasi Against the United States and NATO -- 7. The Stasi's Spy Catchers -- 8. Stasi Operations in the Third World -- 9. The Stasi and Terrorism: The La Belle Bombing -- 10. Playground for International Terrorists -- 11. Safe Haven for the Red Army Faction -- 12. Shattered Shield, Broken Sword.

Abstract:

In this Narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or "Stasi." The Stasi, which spread its tentacles like a giant octopus over East German society to repress political opposition and cause the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of citizens, has proved to have been one of the most powerful secret police and espionage services in the world. Koehler methodically reviews the Stasi's activities within East Germany and overseas, including its programs for internal repression, international espionage, terrorism and terrorist training, art theft, and special operations in Latin America and Africa.

Corporate Subject:

Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit -- History.

Germany. (Democratic Republic). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit -- History.

Subject Term:

Secret service -- Germany (East) -- History.

Added Corporate Author:

Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit.

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In this gripping narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or "Stasi." The Stasi, which infiltrated every walk of East German life, suppressed political opposition, and caused the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of citizens, proved to be one of the most powerful secret police and espionage services in the world. Koehler methodically reviews the Stasi's activities within East Germany and overseas, including its programs for internal repression, international espionage, terrorism and terrorist training, art theft, and special operations in Latin America and Africa.Koehler was both Berlin bureau chief of the Associated Press during the height of the Cold War and a U.S. Army Intelligence officer. His insider's account is based on primary sources, such as U.S. intelligence files, Stasi documents made available only to the author, and extensive interviews with victims of political oppression, former Stasi officers, and West German government officials. Drawing from these sources, Koehler recounts tales that rival the most outlandish Hollywood spy thriller and, at the same time, offers the definitive contribution to our understanding of this still largely unwritten aspect of the history of the Cold War and modern Germany.

Summary

In this gripping narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or "Stasi." The Stasi, which infiltrated every walk of East German life, suppressed political opposition, and caused the imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of citizens, proved to be one of the most powerful secret police and espionage services in the world. Koehler methodically reviews the Stasi's activities within East Germany and overseas, including its programs for internal repression, international espionage, terrorism and terrorist training, art theft, and special operations in Latin America and Africa. Koehler was both Berlin bureau chief of the Associated Press during the height of the Cold War and a U.S. Army Intelligence officer. His insider's account is based on primary sources, such as U.S. intelligence files, Stasi documents made available only to the author, and extensive interviews with victims of political oppression, former Stasi officers, and West German government officials. Drawing from these sources, Koehler recounts tales that rival the most outlandish Hollywood spy thriller and, at the same time, offers the definitive contribution to our understanding of this still largely unwritten aspect of the history of the Cold War and modern Germany.