The Service: the Memoirs of General Reinhard Gehlen

By Reinhard Gehlen

Book Overview

So startling and dramatic are these memoirs, the entire history of World War II will have to be rewritten because of them. Gehlen's revelations cannot fail to embarrass governments, cast doubts on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0529044552
• ISBN13: 9780529044556
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: World Publications
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A dire warning from the past

General Gehlen's book, published in 1972, is a dire warning of the ongoing threat to freedom of communism. He discusses the Middle East crisis between Palestine and Israel as a problem that will persist for decades. (In light of current events, how right he was) The book also chronicles the subversive tactics of the communist/socialist/"progressive" movements throughout the world who claim to want peace but only seek the destruction of capitalism and the downfall of the West. An insightful thought provoking book more relevant now than it was 30 years ago.

excellent

i was very surpriced, in a positive way, about this book and his author. gehlen was the head of the eastern branch of the german military intelligence. it brings a very good picture of the use of good intelligence in the planing of foreign politics and the eventual need to go to war. amazing is the fact that many warnings and analysis made by the author and his staff were disregarded by the nazi politicians. i'm still reading the book, but i could not wait to write already a positive note. this book is a must for a foreign service official, military intelligence and history student.