In this Book
- A matter of intelligence: MI5 and the surveillance of anti–Nazi refugees, 1933–50
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
This is an unusual book, telling a story which has hitherto remained hidden from history: the surveillance by the British security service MI5 of anti-Nazi refugees who came to Britain fleeing political persecution in Germany and Austria. Based on the personal and organisational files that MI5 kept on political refugees during the 1930s and 1940s – which have only recently been released into the public domain – this study also fills a considerable gap in historical research. Telling a story of absorbing interest, which at times reads more like spy fiction, it is both a study of MI5 and of the political refugees themselves. The book will interest academics in the fields of history, politics, intelligence studies, Jewish studies, German studies and migration studies; but it is also accessible to the general reader interested in Britain before, during and after the Second World War.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Acknowledgements
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Part I: I spy 1933–39
- 9. ‘Peace for our time’
- pp. 90-96
- Part II: Secrets, lies and misinterpretations
- 11. The internment of ‘enemy aliens’
- pp. 103-114
- 15. Whispers and lies: the informers
- pp. 157-172
- Part III: Preparing for the Cold War
- 21. Parting company
- pp. 222-231
- Conclusion
- pp. 232-239
- A note on sources
- pp. 240-243
- Select bibliography
- pp. 244-247
Additional Information
ISBN
9781526110473
Related ISBN(s)
9780719090790, 9780719099809
MARC Record
OCLC
980781172
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-07
Language
English
Open Access
No