Author: A.J. Kingston
Publisher: A.J. Kingston
ISBN: 1839383569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Discover the dark secrets and untold stories of the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate with our captivating book bundle, "Secret Police Exposed." Dive deep into the shadows of these clandestine organizations as we uncover their methods, motives, and the immense power they wielded over the lives of millions. Book 1: "The Gestapo Files: Inside Hitler's Secret Police" takes you on a chilling journey through Nazi Germany. Explore the origins and rise of the Gestapo, delve into its insidious methods of surveillance and control, and gain insights into its brutal interrogations and tactics of terror. With gripping accounts and meticulously researched details, this book offers an unfiltered look at one of history's most feared secret police forces. Book 2: "The KGB Chronicles: Espionage and Intrigue in the Soviet Union" unveils the enigmatic world of the KGB during the height of the Cold War. Immerse yourself in the realm of spies, double agents, and covert operations as we reveal the inner workings of this formidable intelligence agency. Unearth the secrets of its extensive espionage network, its influence on global politics, and the high-stakes game of deception played out on the world stage. Book 3: "The Stasi Enigma: Unveiling East Germany's Secret Police State" offers a gripping exploration of the Stasi's reign of terror in East Germany. Step behind the Iron Curtain and uncover the Stasi's pervasive surveillance apparatus, its network of informants, and its ruthless suppression of dissent. Through personal stories and historical analysis, this book sheds light on the profound impact the Stasi had on every aspect of East German society. Book 4: "Securitate Unmasked: The Dark Secrets of Romania's Secret Police" delves into the oppressive regime of Ceausescu's Romania and the chilling activities of the Securitate. Discover the extent of their surveillance, their methods of interrogation, and the web of fear and betrayal they wove throughout the nation. Unveil the stories of those who resisted the regime and the heavy toll they paid for their defiance. "Secret Police Exposed" is a comprehensive collection that offers a gripping exploration of the rise and fall of these secret police forces. Each book provides a unique perspective on the motives, tactics, and lasting impact of these institutions, leaving no stone unturned in our quest for truth and understanding. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a lover of true crime, or simply curious about the darker chapters of human history, this book bundle is a must-read. Immerse yourself in the gripping narratives, delve into the meticulous research, and gain a deeper understanding of the power dynamics, manipulation, and human resilience that shaped these secret police forces. Don't miss the opportunity to uncover the hidden truths behind the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate. "Secret Police Exposed" is your gateway to a world of intrigue, fear, and the indomitable spirit of those who resisted. Grab your copy today and embark on a captivating journey into the depths of these secretive organizations.
Secret Police Exposed
Author: A.J. Kingston
Publisher: A.J. Kingston
ISBN: 1839383569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Discover the dark secrets and untold stories of the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate with our captivating book bundle, "Secret Police Exposed." Dive deep into the shadows of these clandestine organizations as we uncover their methods, motives, and the immense power they wielded over the lives of millions. Book 1: "The Gestapo Files: Inside Hitler's Secret Police" takes you on a chilling journey through Nazi Germany. Explore the origins and rise of the Gestapo, delve into its insidious methods of surveillance and control, and gain insights into its brutal interrogations and tactics of terror. With gripping accounts and meticulously researched details, this book offers an unfiltered look at one of history's most feared secret police forces. Book 2: "The KGB Chronicles: Espionage and Intrigue in the Soviet Union" unveils the enigmatic world of the KGB during the height of the Cold War. Immerse yourself in the realm of spies, double agents, and covert operations as we reveal the inner workings of this formidable intelligence agency. Unearth the secrets of its extensive espionage network, its influence on global politics, and the high-stakes game of deception played out on the world stage. Book 3: "The Stasi Enigma: Unveiling East Germany's Secret Police State" offers a gripping exploration of the Stasi's reign of terror in East Germany. Step behind the Iron Curtain and uncover the Stasi's pervasive surveillance apparatus, its network of informants, and its ruthless suppression of dissent. Through personal stories and historical analysis, this book sheds light on the profound impact the Stasi had on every aspect of East German society. Book 4: "Securitate Unmasked: The Dark Secrets of Romania's Secret Police" delves into the oppressive regime of Ceausescu's Romania and the chilling activities of the Securitate. Discover the extent of their surveillance, their methods of interrogation, and the web of fear and betrayal they wove throughout the nation. Unveil the stories of those who resisted the regime and the heavy toll they paid for their defiance. "Secret Police Exposed" is a comprehensive collection that offers a gripping exploration of the rise and fall of these secret police forces. Each book provides a unique perspective on the motives, tactics, and lasting impact of these institutions, leaving no stone unturned in our quest for truth and understanding. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a lover of true crime, or simply curious about the darker chapters of human history, this book bundle is a must-read. Immerse yourself in the gripping narratives, delve into the meticulous research, and gain a deeper understanding of the power dynamics, manipulation, and human resilience that shaped these secret police forces. Don't miss the opportunity to uncover the hidden truths behind the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate. "Secret Police Exposed" is your gateway to a world of intrigue, fear, and the indomitable spirit of those who resisted. Grab your copy today and embark on a captivating journey into the depths of these secretive organizations.
Publisher: A.J. Kingston
ISBN: 1839383569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Discover the dark secrets and untold stories of the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate with our captivating book bundle, "Secret Police Exposed." Dive deep into the shadows of these clandestine organizations as we uncover their methods, motives, and the immense power they wielded over the lives of millions. Book 1: "The Gestapo Files: Inside Hitler's Secret Police" takes you on a chilling journey through Nazi Germany. Explore the origins and rise of the Gestapo, delve into its insidious methods of surveillance and control, and gain insights into its brutal interrogations and tactics of terror. With gripping accounts and meticulously researched details, this book offers an unfiltered look at one of history's most feared secret police forces. Book 2: "The KGB Chronicles: Espionage and Intrigue in the Soviet Union" unveils the enigmatic world of the KGB during the height of the Cold War. Immerse yourself in the realm of spies, double agents, and covert operations as we reveal the inner workings of this formidable intelligence agency. Unearth the secrets of its extensive espionage network, its influence on global politics, and the high-stakes game of deception played out on the world stage. Book 3: "The Stasi Enigma: Unveiling East Germany's Secret Police State" offers a gripping exploration of the Stasi's reign of terror in East Germany. Step behind the Iron Curtain and uncover the Stasi's pervasive surveillance apparatus, its network of informants, and its ruthless suppression of dissent. Through personal stories and historical analysis, this book sheds light on the profound impact the Stasi had on every aspect of East German society. Book 4: "Securitate Unmasked: The Dark Secrets of Romania's Secret Police" delves into the oppressive regime of Ceausescu's Romania and the chilling activities of the Securitate. Discover the extent of their surveillance, their methods of interrogation, and the web of fear and betrayal they wove throughout the nation. Unveil the stories of those who resisted the regime and the heavy toll they paid for their defiance. "Secret Police Exposed" is a comprehensive collection that offers a gripping exploration of the rise and fall of these secret police forces. Each book provides a unique perspective on the motives, tactics, and lasting impact of these institutions, leaving no stone unturned in our quest for truth and understanding. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a lover of true crime, or simply curious about the darker chapters of human history, this book bundle is a must-read. Immerse yourself in the gripping narratives, delve into the meticulous research, and gain a deeper understanding of the power dynamics, manipulation, and human resilience that shaped these secret police forces. Don't miss the opportunity to uncover the hidden truths behind the Gestapo, KGB, Stasi, and Securitate. "Secret Police Exposed" is your gateway to a world of intrigue, fear, and the indomitable spirit of those who resisted. Grab your copy today and embark on a captivating journey into the depths of these secretive organizations.
Undercover
Author: Paul Lewis
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571302181
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
'Undercover lays bare the deceit, betrayal and cold-blooded violation practised again and again by undercover police officers - troubling, timely and brilliantly executed.' Henry Porter The gripping stories of a group of police spies - written by the award-winning investigative journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy scandal - and the uncovering of forty years of state espionage. This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor British 'subversives' - environmental activists, anti-racist groups, animal rights campaigners. Police stole the identities of dead people to create fake passports, driving licences and bank accounts. They then went deep undercover for years, inventing whole new lives so that they could live incognito among the people they were spying on. They used sex, intimate relationships and drugs to build their credibility. They betrayed friends, deceived lovers, even fathered children. And their operations continue today. Undercover reveals the truth about secret police operations - the emotional turmoil, the psychological challenges and the human cost of a lifetime of deception - and asks whether such tactics can ever be justified.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571302181
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
'Undercover lays bare the deceit, betrayal and cold-blooded violation practised again and again by undercover police officers - troubling, timely and brilliantly executed.' Henry Porter The gripping stories of a group of police spies - written by the award-winning investigative journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy scandal - and the uncovering of forty years of state espionage. This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor British 'subversives' - environmental activists, anti-racist groups, animal rights campaigners. Police stole the identities of dead people to create fake passports, driving licences and bank accounts. They then went deep undercover for years, inventing whole new lives so that they could live incognito among the people they were spying on. They used sex, intimate relationships and drugs to build their credibility. They betrayed friends, deceived lovers, even fathered children. And their operations continue today. Undercover reveals the truth about secret police operations - the emotional turmoil, the psychological challenges and the human cost of a lifetime of deception - and asks whether such tactics can ever be justified.
L.A. Secret Police
Author: Mike Rothmiller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Source: Copyright deposit, Dec. 16, 1992.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Source: Copyright deposit, Dec. 16, 1992.
Dictators and their Secret Police
Author: Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107139848
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107139848
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives.
The Torture Letters
Author: Laurence Ralph
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022672980X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens—and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitted to the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission of Illinois each week. Four hundred cases are currently pending investigation. Between 1972 and 1991, at least 125 black suspects were tortured by Chicago police officers working under former Police Commander Jon Burge. As the more recent revelations from the Homan Square “black site” show, that brutal period is far from a historical anomaly. For more than fifty years, police officers who took an oath to protect and serve have instead beaten, electrocuted, suffocated, and raped hundreds—perhaps thousands—of Chicago residents. In The Torture Letters, Laurence Ralph chronicles the history of torture in Chicago, the burgeoning activist movement against police violence, and the American public’s complicity in perpetuating torture at home and abroad. Engaging with a long tradition of epistolary meditations on racism in the United States, from James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time to Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me, Ralph offers in this book a collection of open letters written to protesters, victims, students, and others. Through these moving, questing, enraged letters, Ralph bears witness to police violence that began in Burge’s Area Two and follows the city’s networks of torture to the global War on Terror. From Vietnam to Geneva to Guantanamo Bay—Ralph’s story extends as far as the legacy of American imperialism. Combining insights from fourteen years of research on torture with testimonies of victims of police violence, retired officers, lawyers, and protesters, this is a powerful indictment of police violence and a fierce challenge to all Americans to demand an end to the systems that support it. With compassion and careful skill, Ralph uncovers the tangled connections among law enforcement, the political machine, and the courts in Chicago, amplifying the voices of torture victims who are still with us—and lending a voice to those long deceased.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022672980X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens—and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitted to the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission of Illinois each week. Four hundred cases are currently pending investigation. Between 1972 and 1991, at least 125 black suspects were tortured by Chicago police officers working under former Police Commander Jon Burge. As the more recent revelations from the Homan Square “black site” show, that brutal period is far from a historical anomaly. For more than fifty years, police officers who took an oath to protect and serve have instead beaten, electrocuted, suffocated, and raped hundreds—perhaps thousands—of Chicago residents. In The Torture Letters, Laurence Ralph chronicles the history of torture in Chicago, the burgeoning activist movement against police violence, and the American public’s complicity in perpetuating torture at home and abroad. Engaging with a long tradition of epistolary meditations on racism in the United States, from James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time to Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me, Ralph offers in this book a collection of open letters written to protesters, victims, students, and others. Through these moving, questing, enraged letters, Ralph bears witness to police violence that began in Burge’s Area Two and follows the city’s networks of torture to the global War on Terror. From Vietnam to Geneva to Guantanamo Bay—Ralph’s story extends as far as the legacy of American imperialism. Combining insights from fourteen years of research on torture with testimonies of victims of police violence, retired officers, lawyers, and protesters, this is a powerful indictment of police violence and a fierce challenge to all Americans to demand an end to the systems that support it. With compassion and careful skill, Ralph uncovers the tangled connections among law enforcement, the political machine, and the courts in Chicago, amplifying the voices of torture victims who are still with us—and lending a voice to those long deceased.
Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc
Author: Valentina Glajar
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1571139265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
New essays exploring the tension between the versions of the past in secret police files and the subjects' own personal memories-and creative workings-through-of events.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1571139265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
New essays exploring the tension between the versions of the past in secret police files and the subjects' own personal memories-and creative workings-through-of events.
Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark
Author: Eveline Lubbers
Publisher: Pluto Press
ISBN: 9780745331867
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The exposure of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the "eco-activist" movement revealed how the state monitors and undermines political activism. This book shows the other grave threat to our political freedoms - undercover activities by corporations. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark documents how corporations are halting legitimate action and investigation by activists. Using exclusive access to previously confidential sources, Eveline Lubbers shows how companies such as Nestlé, Shell, and McDonalds use covert methods to evade accountability. She argues that corporate intelligence gathering has shifted from being reactive to pro-active, with important implications for democracy itself. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark will be vital reading for activists, investigative and citizen journalists, and all who care about freedom and democracy in the 21st century.
Publisher: Pluto Press
ISBN: 9780745331867
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The exposure of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the "eco-activist" movement revealed how the state monitors and undermines political activism. This book shows the other grave threat to our political freedoms - undercover activities by corporations. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark documents how corporations are halting legitimate action and investigation by activists. Using exclusive access to previously confidential sources, Eveline Lubbers shows how companies such as Nestlé, Shell, and McDonalds use covert methods to evade accountability. She argues that corporate intelligence gathering has shifted from being reactive to pro-active, with important implications for democracy itself. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark will be vital reading for activists, investigative and citizen journalists, and all who care about freedom and democracy in the 21st century.
The Great Restoration: Post-Communist Transformations from the Viewpoint of Comparative Historical Sociology of Restorations
Author: Zenonas Norkus
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004683321
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
‘The revolutions of 1989’ remains the standard term used to describe the onset of post-communist transformations more than thirty years ago. Zenonas Norkus proposes a completely new perspective, theorising them as the next wave of modern social restorations, starting with the post-Napoleonic restorations in 1815. A comparison of the 1789 French and 1917 Russian revolutions was seminal for the rise of comparative historical and sociological research on modern revolutions. The book extends and supplements the sociology of modern revolutions by the first systematic outline of the sociology of modern social restorations grounded in a comparison of post-Napoleonic and post-communist restorations.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004683321
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
‘The revolutions of 1989’ remains the standard term used to describe the onset of post-communist transformations more than thirty years ago. Zenonas Norkus proposes a completely new perspective, theorising them as the next wave of modern social restorations, starting with the post-Napoleonic restorations in 1815. A comparison of the 1789 French and 1917 Russian revolutions was seminal for the rise of comparative historical and sociological research on modern revolutions. The book extends and supplements the sociology of modern revolutions by the first systematic outline of the sociology of modern social restorations grounded in a comparison of post-Napoleonic and post-communist restorations.
The Soviet Secret Police
Author: Simon Wolin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040005314
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Soviet Secret Police (1957) depicts the main aspects of the development, structure and functions of the secret police of the Soviet Union. Much of the information contained within comes from the personal testimony of Soviet citizens who had experienced various activities of the secret police, and forms a full and objective study of the secret police and its role in the Soviet system.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040005314
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Soviet Secret Police (1957) depicts the main aspects of the development, structure and functions of the secret police of the Soviet Union. Much of the information contained within comes from the personal testimony of Soviet citizens who had experienced various activities of the secret police, and forms a full and objective study of the secret police and its role in the Soviet system.
The NYPD Tapes
Author: Graham A. Rayman
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1137381272
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
In May 2010, NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft made national headlines when he released a series of secretly recorded audio tapes exposing corruption and abuse at the highest levels of the police department. But, according to a lawsuit filed by Schoolcraft against the City of New York, instead of admitting mistakes and pledging reform Schoolcraft's superiors forced him into a mental hospital in an effort to discredit the evidence. In The NYPD Tapes, the reporter who first broke the Schoolcraft story brings his ongoing saga up to date, revealing the rampant abuses that continue in the NYPD today, including warrantless surveillance and systemic harassment. Through this lens, he tells the broader tale of how American law enforcement has for the past thirty years been distorted by a ruthless quest for numbers, in the form of CompStat, the vaunted data-driven accountability system first championed by New York police chief William Bratton and since implemented in police departments across the country. Forced to produce certain crime stats each quarter or face discipline, cops in New York and everywhere else fudged the numbers, robbing actual crime victims of justice and sweeping countless innocents into the police net. Rayman paints a terrifying picture of a system gone wild, and the pitiless fate of the whistleblower who tried to stop it.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1137381272
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
In May 2010, NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft made national headlines when he released a series of secretly recorded audio tapes exposing corruption and abuse at the highest levels of the police department. But, according to a lawsuit filed by Schoolcraft against the City of New York, instead of admitting mistakes and pledging reform Schoolcraft's superiors forced him into a mental hospital in an effort to discredit the evidence. In The NYPD Tapes, the reporter who first broke the Schoolcraft story brings his ongoing saga up to date, revealing the rampant abuses that continue in the NYPD today, including warrantless surveillance and systemic harassment. Through this lens, he tells the broader tale of how American law enforcement has for the past thirty years been distorted by a ruthless quest for numbers, in the form of CompStat, the vaunted data-driven accountability system first championed by New York police chief William Bratton and since implemented in police departments across the country. Forced to produce certain crime stats each quarter or face discipline, cops in New York and everywhere else fudged the numbers, robbing actual crime victims of justice and sweeping countless innocents into the police net. Rayman paints a terrifying picture of a system gone wild, and the pitiless fate of the whistleblower who tried to stop it.