Uncover the Nazi regime's secret signals-intelligence service with this revised paperback. David Irving reveals how the Forschungsamt tapped phones, cracked codes and delivered verbatim transcripts to Hitler and Göring. A rare and engrossing account for espionage enthusiasts.
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Step inside Germany’s secret signals-intelligence service. Edited by David Irving with an introduction by Professor Donald C. Watt, *Breach of Security* tells the inside story of the Forschungsamt (F.A.), the clandestine agency that tapped telephones, broke diplomatic codes and handed decrypted conversations directly to Hitler and Göring. Drawing on captured F.A. archives, Irving recreates the intercepts that shaped Nazi foreign policy, from espionage coups against France and the Soviet Union to chilling intelligence on Churchill’s cabinet.
This revised paperback edition preserves Irving’s detailed narrative and original documents while adding explanatory footnotes and a modern layout. Discover how:
* The F.A.’s engineers mastered wiretapping and code‑breaking years before the Allies’ famous Ultra program.
* Göring’s personal spy service intercepted confidential phone calls between European capitals and delivered verbatim transcripts to the Reich Chancellery.
* Decrypted telegrams from embassies and foreign ministries influenced Hitler’s decisions on the eve of war.
For historians and espionage enthusiasts alike, this book offers a rare window into a little‑known intelligence war. Own this meticulously reproduced paperback and explore how signals intelligence shaped the Third Reich – and the global conflict that followed.
David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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