dense in certain crucial periods. An introductory essay then provides
the historical overview. But the core of the book remains the dictionary
section, with literally hundreds of entries describing spies of all sorts,
an abundance of intelligence organizations, and some of the more sig-
nificant cases and typical features of spycraft as practiced in Germany.
This is rounded out by a bibliography, surveying the growing range of
publications on espionage (some of them by the spies themselves) and
taking stock of the existing literature. Admittedly, much of this output
is in German, as not everything has been translated, which only makes
the historical dictionary more important as a means of understanding
and evaluating one of the more systematic efforts at intelligence and
counterintelligence.
This volume was written by Jefferson Adams, a specialist on the
massive espionage industry of the former German Democratic Republic
but also very knowledgeable about intelligence and counterintelligence
matters during Germany’s many metamorphoses beginning in the 18th
century. His first article on intelligence appeared in 1988 and received
a special award from the National Intelligence Study Center in Wash-
ington, D.C. Besides having conducted archival research in Germany,
he has been a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford
University and held academic posts at Harvard University, New York
University, and Sarah Lawrence College, where he is currently the
Adda B. Bozeman Professor of History and International Relations.
Over the years, his courses on intelligence have proven especially
popular. In addition to teaching, he has written numerous articles and
reviews, along with editing and translating Beyond the Wall, the mem-
oirs of double agent Werner Stiller. For more than a decade, Adams
served as program director and chair of the Intelligence Studies Section
of the International Studies Association and is at present the senior edi-
tor of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
There is no question that this book represents a comprehensive and en-
grossing addition to the expanding coverage of this series. Moreover, it
underscores just how far a country can go in using espionage as a tool,
a lesson that can be both intriguing and occasionally depressing.
Jon Woronoff
Series Editorviii • EDITOR’S FOREWORD