Gehlen: Spy Century (rare book) by E H Cookridge

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Gehlen: Spy of the Century is a detailed biography of Reinhard Gehlen, who served as Nazi Germany’s chief intelligence officer for the Eastern Front (Foreign Armies East), 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

Cookridge 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 .

About the Author:

E. H. Cookridge 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 Secrets of the British Secret Service (1948). As Cookridge, he became known for his detailed portrayals of Cold War figures such as George Blake, Kim Philby, and Gehlen himself .

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