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The Hidden War in Argentina - British and American Espionage in World War II (Paperback)
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The Hidden War in Argentina - British and American Espionage in World War II (Paperback)
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Though officially neutral until March 1945, Buenos Aires played a
key role during World War II as a base for the South American
intelligence operations of the major powers. The Hidden War in
Argentina reveals the stories of the spymasters, British, Americans
and Germans who plotted against each other throughout the Second
World War in Argentina. In Buenos Aires, Johannes Siegfried Becker
- codename 'Sargo' - was the man responsible for organizing most of
the Nazi intelligence gathering in Latin America and the leader of
'Operation Bolivar', which sought to bring South America into the
war on the side of the Axis powers. After the attack on Pearl
Harbor the US state department pressured every South American
country to join it in declaring war on Germany, and J Edgar Hoover
authorized huge investments in South American intelligence
operations. Argentina continued to refuse to join the conflict,
triggering a US embargo that squeezed the country's economy to
breaking point. Buenos Aires continued to be a hub for espionage
even as the war in Europe was ending - hundreds of high-ranking
Nazi exiles sought refuge there. This book is based on newly
declassified files and details of the operations of MI6, the
Abwehr, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and the FBI, as well as the OSS
and the SOE. Most significantly, The Hidden War in Argentina
reveals for the first time the coups of Britain's MI6 in South
America.
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