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Fricke—paid little heed to the Stasi, despite its centrality in the life of the
state. At this point, the best comprehensive introduction—accompanied
by an annotated listing of specialized works—is Der Mielke-Konzern:
Die Geschichte der Stasi 1945–1990 by Jens Gieseke, one of the in-
house BStU historians. The GDR’s other main intelligence organization,
the Verwaltung Aufklärung (Administration for Reconnaissance) of the
Nationale Volksarmee, has received some belated attention, most exten-
sively by Bodo Wegmann in Die Militäraufklärung der NVA. In various
works—especially Die unterwanderte Republik and Der diskrete Charme
der DDR—Hubertus Knabe has provided thoroughgoing documentation
regarding the extraordinary penetration of the FRG by East German opera-
tives. The oft-posed question regarding the use of Nazi war criminals by
the MfS has been painstakingly documented by Henry Leide in NS-Ver-
brecher und Staatssicherheit. Although a comparative history of the intel-
ligence services of the two Germanys has yet to be written, a major step in
that direction was taken by Konspiration als Beruf: Deutsche Geheimdi-
enstchefs im Kalten Krieg—a well-researched compilation of biographical
portraits of leading figures on both sides of the Berlin Wall.
This selected bibliography has put primary stress on sources in English;
the German titles included are limited to those of unusual merit. In addition,
many important articles have appeared in three indispensable periodicals—
Intelligence and National Security, International Journal of Intelligence
and Counterintelligence, and the Journal of Intelligence History. Also
worthy of special mention are two other volumes in this present series:
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence by Nigel West and Historical
Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence by Robert W. Pringle.
GENERAL AND REFERENCE
Bungert, Heike, Jan Heitmann, and Michael Wala, eds. Secret Intelligence
in the Twentieth Century. Portland, Ore.: Frank Cass, 2003.
Dörries, Reinhard R. Diplomaten und Agenten: Nachrichtendienste in der
Geschichte der deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen. Heidelberg: Uni-
versitätsverlag C. Winter, 2001.
Gieseke, Jens, ed. Wer war wer im Ministerium für Staatssicherheit. Berlin:
Der Bundesbeauftragte für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes
der ehemaligen Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1998.