The Service: The Memoirs of General Reinhard Gehlen by Reinhard Gehlen (1972) Hardcover

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 famous leaders and causes, frighteningly underscore the fantastic power of espionage in world affairs. The Service is the memoir of General Reinhard Gehlen, legendary spymaster-in-chief, Hitler's head of military espionage in Russia who, as the war ended, transferred his mammoth files and network of spies to the service of the United States, ultimately to become chief of the official West German intelligence agency. Memoirs Of General Reinhard Gehlen. Initiation -- Stalingrad And Citadel -- Wooing The Russians -- Defeat And Surrender -- Gentlemen's Agreement -- The Gehlen Organization -- Setback And Successes -- Transferred To Federal Control -- The Intelligence Service -- Zones Of Permanent Crisis -- Moscow Calling Heinz Felfe -- The Final Years -- Soviet Foreign Policy And The Communist Ideology -- World Communist Operations And Infiltration -- Twenty-five Years Of Soviet Power Politics. Translated By David Irving. Introd. By George Bailey. Translation Of Der Dienst. The personal revelations of the powerful, mysterious and controversial espionage figure who served the Nazis, the U. S. Army, the CIA and West Germany.