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Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers
by Norbert Juretzko • 2004
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
3.67
21
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers Summary
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers 91%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
Killing Hitler
by Roger Moorhouse • 2006
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
3.83
399
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler 90%
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
by Roger Moorhouse 2006
3.83
399 ratings
The Spymasters
by Chris Whipple • 2020
Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.
4.05
1k+
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters 89%
Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.
by Chris Whipple 2020
4.05
1k+ ratings
Eichmann in My Hands
by Peter Z. Malkin • 1990
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
4.43
927
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands 89%
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990
4.43
927 ratings
Mossad
by Michael Bar-Zohar • 2010
Audacity and moral compromise: the real missions that built the Mossad legend.
4.19
16k+
Mossad Summary
Mossad 89%
Audacity and moral compromise: the real missions that built the Mossad legend.
by Michael Bar-Zohar 2010
4.19
16k+ ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 88%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
The Art of Intelligence
by Henry A. Crumpton • 2012
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
3.84
3k+
The Art of Intelligence Summary
The Art of Intelligence 88%
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
by Henry A. Crumpton 2012
3.84
3k+ ratings
Code Warriors
by Stephen Budiansky • 2016
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
3.72
760
Code Warriors Summary
Code Warriors 88%
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
by Stephen Budiansky 2016
3.72
760 ratings
The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsyth • 1972
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
4.14
64k+
The Odessa File Summary
The Odessa File 88%
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
by Frederick Forsyth 1972
4.14
64k+ ratings
The Athena Project
by Brad Thor • 2010
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
3.88
14k+
The Athena Project Summary
The Athena Project 88%
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
by Brad Thor 2010
3.88
14k+ ratings
Iron Kingdom
by Christopher Clark • 2006
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
4.17
6k+
Iron Kingdom Summary
Iron Kingdom 88%
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
by Christopher Clark 2006
4.17
6k+ ratings
Operation Paperclip
by Annie Jacobsen • 2014
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
4.15
11k+
Operation Paperclip Summary
Operation Paperclip 88%
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
by Annie Jacobsen 2014
4.15
11k+ ratings
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
by Amy B. Zegart • 2022
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
3.95
2k+
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 88%
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
by Amy B. Zegart 2022
3.95
2k+ ratings
Legacy of Ashes
by Tim Weiner • 2007
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
3.96
16k+
Legacy of Ashes Summary
Legacy of Ashes 88%
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
by Tim Weiner 2007
3.96
16k+ ratings
Spycatcher
by Peter Wright • 1987
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
3.73
3k+
Spycatcher Summary
Spycatcher 88%
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
by Peter Wright 1987
3.73
3k+ ratings
The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans • 2008
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
4.40
6k+
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War 88%
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
by Richard J. Evans 2008
4.40
6k+ ratings
The Predicament
by William Boyd • 2025
A British travel writer serves two spy masters until one orders him to betray his former lover.
4.10
6k+
The Predicament Summary
The Predicament 88%
A British travel writer serves two spy masters until one orders him to betray his former lover.
by William Boyd 2025
4.10
6k+ ratings
Agent Garbo
by Stephan Talty • 2012
A failed chicken farmer invented 27 imaginary spies, then froze Hitler's panzers on D-Day.
4.08
2k+
Agent Garbo Summary
Agent Garbo 88%
A failed chicken farmer invented 27 imaginary spies, then froze Hitler's panzers on D-Day.
by Stephan Talty 2012
4.08
2k+ ratings
Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner • 2020
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
3.93
4k+
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better 88%
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
by John Kampfner 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
4.24
4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 88%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
Berlin Game
by Len Deighton • 1983
A British spy returns to divided Berlin to extract a defector before the mole inside can strike.
4.07
15k+
Berlin Game Summary
Berlin Game 88%
A British spy returns to divided Berlin to extract a defector before the mole inside can strike.
by Len Deighton 1983
4.07
15k+ ratings
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 88%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 87%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Big Boys' Rules
by mark-urban • 1992
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
3.87
326
Big Boys' Rules Summary
Big Boys' Rules 87%
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
by mark-urban 1992
3.87
326 ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 87%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 87%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
The Nazi Conspiracy
by Brad Meltzer • 2023
1943 Nazi plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill: the spies who saved the summit.
4.15
10k+
The Nazi Conspiracy Summary
The Nazi Conspiracy 87%
1943 Nazi plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill: the spies who saved the summit.
by Brad Meltzer 2023
4.15
10k+ ratings
The Billion Dollar Spy
by David E. Hoffman • 2015
A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.
4.23
16k+
The Billion Dollar Spy Summary
The Billion Dollar Spy 87%
A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.
by David E. Hoffman 2015
4.23
16k+ ratings
Magnificent Rebels
by Andrea Wulf • 2022
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
4.19
2k+
Magnificent Rebels Summary
Magnificent Rebels 87%
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
by Andrea Wulf 2022
4.19
2k+ ratings
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett • 1978
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
4.22
171k+
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle 87%
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
by Ken Follett 1978
4.22
171k+ ratings
The Devil's Chessboard
by David Talbot • 2015
He built the CIA. Kennedy fired him. Then he led the cover-up of Kennedy's murder.
4.35
8k+
The Devil's Chessboard Summary
The Devil's Chessboard 87%
He built the CIA. Kennedy fired him. Then he led the cover-up of Kennedy's murder.
by David Talbot 2015
4.35
8k+ ratings
The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 87%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
The Spies of Warsaw
by Alan Furst • 2008
A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.
3.90
8k+
The Spies of Warsaw Summary
The Spies of Warsaw 87%
A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.
by Alan Furst 2008
3.90
8k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
150k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 87%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
The Death of Democracy
by Benjamin Carter Hett • 2018
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
4.26
3k+
The Death of Democracy Summary
The Death of Democracy 87%
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
by Benjamin Carter Hett 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
By Way of Deception
by Victor Ostrovsky • 1990
A spy agency with zero oversight inevitably serves itself. A Mossad insider shows the bodies.
3.92
2k+
By Way of Deception Summary
By Way of Deception 87%
A spy agency with zero oversight inevitably serves itself. A Mossad insider shows the bodies.
by Victor Ostrovsky 1990
3.92
2k+ ratings
R. N. Kao
by Mr Nitin A Gokhale • 2019
How a gentle, artistic police officer built India's CIA and secretly redrew South Asia's map.
3.92
456
R. N. Kao Summary
R. N. Kao 87%
How a gentle, artistic police officer built India's CIA and secretly redrew South Asia's map.
by Mr Nitin A Gokhale 2019
3.92
456 ratings
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks
by Sean M. Wiswesser • 2026
Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.
4.09
33
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks Summary
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks 87%
Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.
by Sean M. Wiswesser 2026
4.09
33 ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 87%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
Ama y no sufras
by Walter Riso • 2003
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
4.08
778
Ama y no sufras Summary
Ama y no sufras 87%
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.08
778 ratings
Four Shots in the Night
by Henry Hemming • 2024
The IRA's top executioner of informers was himself a British spy. A single murder pulled the thread.
4.30
2k+
Four Shots in the Night Summary
Four Shots in the Night 87%
The IRA's top executioner of informers was himself a British spy. A single murder pulled the thread.
by Henry Hemming 2024
4.30
2k+ ratings
The Nazis
by Laurence Rees • 1997
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
4.30
1k+
The Nazis Summary
The Nazis 87%
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
by Laurence Rees 1997
4.30
1k+ ratings
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming • 1955
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
3.81
32k+
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker 87%
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
by Ian Fleming 1955
3.81
32k+ ratings
Blood and Iron
by Katja Hoyer • 2021
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
4.15
4k+
Blood and Iron Summary
Blood and Iron 87%
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
by Katja Hoyer 2021
4.15
4k+ ratings
Angela Merkel
by Matt Qvortrup • 2016
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
3.76
373
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel 87%
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
by Matt Qvortrup 2016
3.76
373 ratings
The Codebreakers
by David Kahn • 1967
The hidden art that read the minds of kings, generals, and spies across four millennia.
4.18
2k+
The Codebreakers Summary
The Codebreakers 87%
The hidden art that read the minds of kings, generals, and spies across four millennia.
by David Kahn 1967
4.18
2k+ ratings
Hitler
by Volker Ullrich • 2013
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
4.44
3k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 87%
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
by Volker Ullrich 2013
4.44
3k+ ratings
Operation Mincemeat
by Ben Macintyre • 2010
How a dead homeless man became a Royal Marines officer and deceived the entire Nazi war machine.
4.03
24k+
Operation Mincemeat Summary
Operation Mincemeat 87%
How a dead homeless man became a Royal Marines officer and deceived the entire Nazi war machine.
by Ben Macintyre 2010
4.03
24k+ ratings
Forty Autumns
by Nina Willner • 2016
One daughter flees East Germany, leaving her family to endure forty years behind the Berlin Wall.
4.37
14k+
Forty Autumns Summary
Forty Autumns 87%
One daughter flees East Germany, leaving her family to endure forty years behind the Berlin Wall.
by Nina Willner 2016
4.37
14k+ ratings
Saints and Villains
by Denise Giardina • 1998
A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.
4.10
728
Saints and Villains Summary
Saints and Villains 87%
A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.
by Denise Giardina 1998
4.10
728 ratings
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