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What Stalin Knew

The Enigma of Barbarossa

By: David E. Murphy

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Paperback | 30 March 2007 | Edition Number 1

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âA riveting account of one of historyâs greatest blunders.ââ"William L. OâNeill, The New Leader

This extensively researched book illuminates many of the enigmas that have surrounded the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, offering keen insights into Stalinâs thinking and the reasons for his catastrophic blunder.

âIf, after the war, the Soviet Union had somehow been capable of producing an official inquiry into the catastrophe of 6/22â"comparable in its mandate to the 9/11 commission hereâ"its report might have read a little like [this book]. . . . Murphy brings to his subject both knowledge of Russian history and an insiderâs grasp of how intelligence is gathered, analyzed and usedâ"or not.ââ"Niall Ferguson, New York Times Book Review

"A fascinating and meticulously researched account of mistaken assumptions and errors of judgment that culminated in Hitlerâs invasion of Russia in June 1941. Never before has this fateful period been so fully documented."â"Henry A. Kissinger

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"'A fascinating and meticulously researched account of mistaken assumptions and errors of judgment that culminated in Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941. Never before has this fateful period been so fully documented.' Henry A. Kissinger 'Murphy comes to his subject as a retired chief of Soviet operations in the Central Intelligence Agency. The result is an account by an American intelligence insider about the practice of espionage and counter-espionage in Stalin's USSR. And it is a gripping tale he tells.' Robert Service, Sunday Times 'If, after the war, the Soviet Union had somehow been capable of producing an official inquiry into the catastrophe of 6/22 - comparable in its mandate to the 9/11 commission here - its report might have read a little like this book... Murphy brings to his subject both knowledge of Russian history and an insider's grasp of how intelligence is gathered, analyzed and used - or not.' Niall Ferguson, New York Times Book Review"

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Regional & National History European History Military History Second World War Asian History Politics & Government Central Government

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Sources	p. xi
Introduction: Stalin's Absolute Control, Misconceptions, and Disastrous Decisions	p. xv
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xxi
Stalin versus Hitler: Background	p. 1
The Outspoken General: Ivan Iosifovich Proskurov	p. 7
Proskurov Sets Stalin Straight	p. 14
Soviet Borders Move Westward	p. 29
The Finns Fight: Proskurov Made a Scapegoat	p. 47
Soviet Military Intelligence Residencies in Western Europe	p. 62
Soviet Military Intelligence Residencies in Eastern Europe	p. 71
Who Were You, Dr. Sorge? Stalin Never Heard of You	p. 84
NKVD Foreign Intelligence	p. 91
Fitin's Recruited Spies	p. 97
Listening to the Enemy	p. 108
Working on the Railroad	p. 117
The Border Troops Knew	p. 124
Proskurov Is Fired	p. 137
Golikov and Operation Sea Lion	p. 145
"We Do Not Fire on German Aircraft in Peacetime"	p. 162
German Deception: Why Did Stalin Believe It?	p. 173
Secret Letters	p. 185
The Purges Revived	p. 192
On the Eve	p. 204
A Summer of Torture	p. 216
The Final Reckoning	p. 232
Conclusion: Will the Future Be a Repeat of the Past?	p. 245
Organization and Functions of Soviet Military Intelligence	p. 253
Hitler's Letters to Stalin	p. 256
Those Executed without Trial on October 28, 1941	p. 259
Chronology of Agent Reporting	p. 261
Glossary of Spies and Their Masters	p. 264
Notes	p. 275
Index	p. 301
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