Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-515) and index.
Summary
"Covert Legions is the history of the U.S. Army's intelligence organization in Germany from the Allies' arrival in late 1944 to the end of the military government in 1949. It covers Army intelligence operations during this period, including denazification and democratization, the capture of German scientists and scientific technology, and espionage and counterespionage activity against local communist organizations and the Soviet occupation forces"-- Provided by publisher
Contents
Part I. Intelligence in World War II. Intelligence goes to war -- Operations in wartime Germany -- Part II. Intelligence organization in occupied Germany. Intelligence headquarters ; Intelligence field agencies -- Part III. Intelligence operations in occupied Germany. The long shadow of the Third Reich ; Intelligence exploitation ; New challenges ; Democratization ; The Soviet Zone ; The Berlin blockade.