The Albanian Operation of the CIA and MI6, 1949-1953

Conversations with Participants in a Venture Betrayed

Nicholas Bethell (Autor)

Robert Elsie, Bejtullah Destani (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

196 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6379-1 (ISBN)

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The Albanian Operation, carried out by British and American secret services from 1949 to 1953, was one of the first Western attempts to subvert a country behind the Iron Curtain. The story was first pieced together by Nicholas Bethell in his 1984 book The Great Betrayal: The Untold Story of Kim Philby's Biggest Coup. This volume throws new light on what actually took place.

The Albanian Operation, carried out by British and American secret services from 1949 to 1953, was one of the first Western attempts to subvert a country behind the Iron Curtain. The British liaison officer for the project in Washington was Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent who sabotaged the whole venture. In all, about 300 agents and civilians are thought to have been killed in the disastrous operation.

The story was first pieced together by Nicholas Bethell in his 1984 book The Great Betrayal: The Untold Story of Kim Philby's Biggest Coup, based on interviews and conversations with British and American officials and Albanian fighters who infiltrated the Stalinist Albanian regime and escaped alive. The present work presents the interviews and throws new light on what actually took place.

Robert Elsie is an internationally recognized expert in the field of Albanian studies and the author of many books on the history and culture of Albania. He lives in Berlin, Germany. Bejtullah Destani is a British-Kosovar scholar and founder of the Centre for Albanian Studies in London. As a diplomat, he has served recently at the Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo in London and Rome. He lives in Italy.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Interviews

Alan J. Adams

Julian Amery

Vasil Andoni

James J. Angleton

Sam Barclay

Zbigniew Bobinski

Michael Burke

Ramazan Cenaj

Terence Cooling

Ramazan Dalipi

Sali Daliu

Rodney Dennys

Lawrence De Neufville

Jani Dilo

Abas Ermenji

Queen Geraldine of Albania

Bardhyl Gerveshi

Adem Gjura

Gaqi Goga

Dino Gregory

Sir Reginald Hibbert

George Jellicoe

Robert Joyce

Peter Kemp

Said Kryeziu

Bido Kuka

Safet Malushi

Billy McLean

Sefër Muço

Halil Nerguti

Anthony Northrop

Lord St. Oswald

Abdyl Sino

Colonel David Smiley

Moy Smiley

Cyrus Sulzberger

Ihsan Toptani

Sali Toptani

Kevin Walton

Patrick Whinney

Sir Richard White

Martin Whitworth

Gratian Yatsevitch

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.04.2016
Zusatzinfo	19 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-6379-3 / 1476663793
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6379-1 / 9781476663791
Zustand	Neuware