Germany Plots With The Kremlin
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Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Binding remains tight. Clean text.
At the height of the Cold War, a chilling argument emerged from the shadows of postwar Europe: that Germany, far from being a reformed democracy, was secretly conspiring with the Soviet Union to reshape the world order on its own terms. T.H. Tetens, a veteran political analyst and journalist who had closely observed the rise of the Third Reich, presents a meticulously documented indictment of West German foreign policy, arguing that former Nazis embedded within the new German state were engineering covert alliances with Moscow to pursue revanchist ambitions, all while projecting an image of a loyal Western ally. Germany Plots with the Kremlin is a work of fierce political urgency, drawing on intercepted communications, diplomatic records, and Tetens's own firsthand reporting to construct a damning portrait of ideological continuity beneath the surface of postwar reconstruction. Written in a tone that is both forensic and impassioned, it challenges the comfortable Western narrative of German rehabilitation and raises profound questions about the nature of political loyalty, the persistence of authoritarian ambition, and the ease with which old powers reinvent themselves. Decades after its publication, the book remains a provocative document of Cold War anxiety — and a reminder that the most dangerous conspiracies are often hidden in plain sight.
Author: T.H. Tetens
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Henry Schuman, New York
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Binding remains tight. Clean text.
At the height of the Cold War, a chilling argument emerged from the shadows of postwar Europe: that Germany, far from being a reformed democracy, was secretly conspiring with the Soviet Union to reshape the world order on its own terms. T.H. Tetens, a veteran political analyst and journalist who had closely observed the rise of the Third Reich, presents a meticulously documented indictment of West German foreign policy, arguing that former Nazis embedded within the new German state were engineering covert alliances with Moscow to pursue revanchist ambitions, all while projecting an image of a loyal Western ally. Germany Plots with the Kremlin is a work of fierce political urgency, drawing on intercepted communications, diplomatic records, and Tetens's own firsthand reporting to construct a damning portrait of ideological continuity beneath the surface of postwar reconstruction. Written in a tone that is both forensic and impassioned, it challenges the comfortable Western narrative of German rehabilitation and raises profound questions about the nature of political loyalty, the persistence of authoritarian ambition, and the ease with which old powers reinvent themselves. Decades after its publication, the book remains a provocative document of Cold War anxiety — and a reminder that the most dangerous conspiracies are often hidden in plain sight.