{"product_id":"gehlen-spy-century-rare-book-by-e-h-cookridge","title":"Gehlen: Spy Century (rare book) by E H Cookridge","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eGehlen: Spy of the Century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a detailed biography of \u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"140\"\u003eReinhard Gehlen\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served as Nazi Germany’s chief intelligence officer for the Eastern Front (\u003cem data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eForeign Armies East\u003c\/em\u003e), then later became a critical figure in Cold War espionage by partnering with U.S. intelligence and founding West Germany’s Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND). Written in 1971 (London) and published in the U.S. in 1972, the 402-page volume offers a thorough narrative of his military intelligence work, postwar network-building, strategic maneuvering, and moral complexities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eCookridge takes an investigative, journalistic approach—highlighting the controversial transition from Nazi officer to Trusted Cold War spymaster under CIA patronage, and examining the moral ambiguities of employing former SS and Wehrmacht operatives in the service of Western intelligence\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e About the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. H. Cookridge\u003c\/strong\u003e is the pseudonym of Edward Spiro (1908–1979). He was a wartime intelligence agent who survived imprisonment by the Gestapo in Dachau and Buchenwald. Writing under various pseudonyms, including Peter Leighton and Edward H. Spire, he authored several espionage-focused works, starting with \u003cem data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eSecrets of the British Secret Service\u003c\/em\u003e (1948). As Cookridge, he became known for his detailed portrayals of Cold War figures such as George Blake, Kim Philby, and Gehlen himself .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255608238266,"sku":"352DMB6RL-Used","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/7ujyjytj67jtg.jpg?v=1761066536","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/gehlen-spy-century-rare-book-by-e-h-cookridge","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}