Potsdam Mission

Memoir of a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer in Communist East Germany

Nonfiction, History, Military, Biography & Memoir
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Author: James R. Holbrook ISBN: 9781463463670
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: March 24, 2008
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: James R. Holbrook
ISBN: 9781463463670
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: March 24, 2008
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

Recently declassified information makes it possible for the first time to tell part of the story behind the Cold War intelligence operations of the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) to the Commander of the Soviet Army in Communist East Germany.Intelligence collection often led to dangerous encounters with the Soviet and East German armies.On occasion, Allied officers and non-commissioned officers were seriously injured.Before it all ended with the collapse of the Iron Curtain, one French sergeant and one American officer had been killed.

Potsdam Mission traces the development of the author into a Soviet/Russian specialist and U.S. Army intelligence officer.The author then relates his own intelligence collection forays into East Germany by taking the reader on trips that include several harrowing experiences and four arrests/detentions by the Soviets

Finally, the author describes the challenges and rewards of interpreting at USMLM and comments on the important role played by the Mission in Cold War intelligence.

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Recently declassified information makes it possible for the first time to tell part of the story behind the Cold War intelligence operations of the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) to the Commander of the Soviet Army in Communist East Germany.Intelligence collection often led to dangerous encounters with the Soviet and East German armies.On occasion, Allied officers and non-commissioned officers were seriously injured.Before it all ended with the collapse of the Iron Curtain, one French sergeant and one American officer had been killed.

Potsdam Mission traces the development of the author into a Soviet/Russian specialist and U.S. Army intelligence officer.The author then relates his own intelligence collection forays into East Germany by taking the reader on trips that include several harrowing experiences and four arrests/detentions by the Soviets

Finally, the author describes the challenges and rewards of interpreting at USMLM and comments on the important role played by the Mission in Cold War intelligence.

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