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Hitler's man in Havana [[electronic resource] ] : Heinz Lüning and Nazi espionage in Latin America / / Thomas D. Schoonover



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Autore: Schoonover Thomas David <1936-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Hitler's man in Havana [[electronic resource] ] : Heinz Lüning and Nazi espionage in Latin America / / Thomas D. Schoonover Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/8743098
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service - Germany
Espionage, German - Cuba
Spies - Germany
Spies - Cuba
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms/Glossary; Introduction; 1. A Troubled Life; 2. The World He Scarcely Knew; 3. Back to School! Trained as a Nazi Spy; 4. Tested in Action; 5. Failure and Fatality; Photo insert; 6. Their Man in Havana; 7. Graham Greene's Man in Havana; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: At the beginning of World War II, Heinz August L?ning, posing as a Jewish refugee, was sent to Cuba to spy for the Third Reich. L?ning's assignment was to collect information about the United States and its allies and report back to Abwehr, the German foreign intelligence agency. The Caribbean waters L?ning monitored were important to the Allies both for shipping and for deploying ships between the various fronts. Despite some early setbacks, L?ning provided information on naval activities to the Germans. Ultimately, however, L?ning was arrested and became the only Nazi spy executed in Lati
Titolo autorizzato: Hitler's man in Havana  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-3894-9
1-283-23330-4
9786613233301
0-8131-7302-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453380903321
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