Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Practice and Techniques of Intelligence Agencies

The memoirs of Max Ronge, an Austrian officer, the last head of the intelligence department of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army, a high-class professional intelligence officer, represent a unique work on the history of international espionage. Using a... vast amount of factual material, the author explains the goals and objectives of espionage, introduces the theory and practice of the espionage sabotage activities of intelligence agencies, and reveals their structure and the technology of everyday service. Alongside the description and analysis of military and political events, Ronge presents the most vivid episodes of the work of Austrian counterintelligence, such as the exposure of Welkerling, Redl, and many others. Maps, diagrams, and photographic materials complement and clarify the narrative.