{"product_id":"fugitives-by-danny-orbach-9781911723868","title":"Fugitives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Spain to Syria, the thrilling, untold history of Nazi fugitives turned postwar agents for America, the Soviets, the Third World, or themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Second World War, the Allies vowed to hunt Nazi war criminals 'to the ends of the earth'. Yet many slipped away or were shielded by the West, in exchange for cooperation in the unfolding confrontation with Communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReinhard Gehlen, founder of West German foreign intelligence, welcomed SS operatives into the fold, overestimating their supposed capabilities. This shortsighted decision nearly brought down his cherished service, as the KGB found his Nazi operatives easy to turn or expose. However, Gehlen was hardly alone in this cynical strategy; the American, Soviet, French and Israeli secret services and nationalist organisations and independence movements all used former Nazi operatives in the early Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNazi fugitives became freelance arms traffickers, spies, and assassins, playing crucial roles in the clandestine contest between the superpowers. From posh German restaurants, smuggler-infested Yugoslav ports, and fascist holdouts in Franco's Spain to Damascene safehouses and Egyptian country clubs, these spies created a busy network of influence and information, a uniquely combustible ingredient in the covert struggles of the postwar decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnearthing newly declassified revelations from Mossad and other archives, historian Danny Orbach reveals this long-forgotten arena of the Cold War, and its colourful cast of characters. Shrouded in official secrecy, clouded by myth and propaganda, the extraordinary tale of these Nazi agents has never been properly told until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Exceptional. A work of prodigious research and original storytelling that sheds remarkable and troubling light on one of the darkest corners of recent history.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Philippe Sands, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ratline\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEast West Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Orbach has delved deeply into notoriously inaccessible sources to uncover the murky stories of ex-Nazis. Few rogues' galleries can compare with the cast of turncoats, double agents and merchants of death in \u003cem\u003eFugitives\u003c\/em\u003e. I found it as gripping as a le Carre novel.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and author of \u003cem\u003eKissinger, 1923-1968\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A highly original, compulsively readable book, painting an often-shocking picture of post-war Germany and its global connections, from black-market cigarettes to Algerian revolutionaries. Orbach tells an amazing story of former Nazi spies and soldiers plying their trade across Europe and the Middle East.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Benjamin Hett, Professor of History, Hunter College CUNY, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nazi Menace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Based on a wealth of hitherto unexplored sources, Orbach's compelling new book about Nazis' \"Great Game\" during the Cold War is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Middle East, or the aftermath of the Second World War.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Shlomo Shpiro, Chairman of the International Intelligence History Association, and Paterson Chair in Security and Intelligence, Bar-Ilan University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Riveting...a horrifying and entertaining account of the role played by former (or so they claimed) Nazis in Cold War espionage.’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A gripping and often shocking account of what the former Nazis did next...consistently absorbing and judiciously written.’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Genuinely revelatory...impressive and scholarly...the many fascinating narratives...could easily provide the raw material for a dozen espionage novels...a lot of writers will be inspired.’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486087102700,"sku":"9781911723868","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d288eaa8954fe1e12394fb08e9452a6e.jpg?v=1775782099","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fugitives-by-danny-orbach-9781911723868","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}