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palgrave.com David Childs, Richard Popplewell The Stasi The East German Intelligence and Security Service The Stasi were among the most successful security and intelligence services in the Cold War. Behind the Berlin Wall, colleagues, friends, husbands and wives, informed on each other. Stasi chief, General Mielke, prided himself on this situation. Under Marcus Wolf, Stasi agents were spectacularly successful in gaining entry into the West German Establishment and NATO. Some remain undiscovered. Now, for the first time in English, two British experts reveal how the Stasi operated. Based on a wealth of sources, including interviews with former Stasi officers and their victims, the book tells a fascinating yet frightening story of unbridled power, misguided idealism, treachery, widespread opportunism and lonely courage. 1999, XIII, 253 p. Gedrucktes Buch Hardcover 59,99 € | £46.00 | $79.99 [1]64,19 € (D) | 65,99 € (A) | CHF 71,00 Softcover 49,99 € | £44.99 | $59.99 [1]53,49 € (D) | 54,99 € (A) | CHF 59,00 eBook 42,79 € | £35.99 | $44.99 [2]42,79 € (D) | 42,79 € (A) | CHF 47,00 Erhältlich bei Ihrer Bibliothek oder springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy Erhältlich bei Ihrem Buchhändler oder – Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH, Haberstrasse 7, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany / Call: + 49 (0) 6221-345-4301 / Fax: +49 (0)6221-345-4229 / Email: [email protected] / Web: springer.com [1] € (D) sind gebundene Ladenpreise in Deutschland und enthalten 7% MwSt; € (A) sind gebundene Ladenpreise in Österreich und enthalten 10% MwSt. CHF und die mit [2] gekennzeichneten Preise für elektronische Produkte sind unverbindliche Preisempfehlungen und enthalten die landesübliche MwSt. Programm- und Preisänderungen (auch bei Irrtümern) vorbehalten. Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Liefer- und Zahlungsbedingungen. Springer-Verlag GmbH, Handelsregistersitz: Berlin-Charlottenburg, HR B 91022. Geschäftsführung: Haank, Mos, Hendriks Part of .

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