A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich
The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
Grove/Atlantic · Print & ebook · January 23, 2006
In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Themes
- World War II espionage, Opposition to Nazism, Intelligence gathering
- Pacing
- Fast
- Genres
- Intelligence & Espionage, World War II: European Theater, German History
Who it’s for
- For readers interested in World War II espionage and intelligence history
- For readers interested in opposition to Nazism within Germany
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In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central Intelligence Agency. That man was Fritz Kolbe, who had decided to betray his country after years of opposing Nazism.
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While Dulles was skeptical, Kolbe's information was such that he eventually admitted, "No single diplomat abroad, of whatever rank, could have got his hands on so much information as did this man; he was one of my most valuable agents during World War II." Using recently declassified materials at the U.S. National Archives and Kolbe's personal papers, Lucas Delattre has produced a work of remarkable scholarship that moves with the swift pace of a Le Carré thriller.
Where it sits
| Intelligence & Espionage | 71% |
|---|---|
| World War II: European Theater | 40% |
| German History | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- German History
- World War II History
- Holocaust History
- Authors
- Lucas Delattre
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic
- Published
- January 23, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- World War II espionage · Opposition to Nazism · Intelligence gathering
- Reading lane
- German History