Kristie Macrakis Livres

Surviving the Swastika examines scientific research under National Socialism through the prism of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of the Sciences, a semi-private umbrella organization which founded and maintained institutes for basic scientific research. Home to over twenty Nobel-prize winning scientists, the prestigious forerunner of the Max Planck Society was at the forefront of scientific advance in the first half of the twentieth century. Surprisingly, the Society not only survived National Socialism, but often thrived. Kristie Macrakis provides a full-scale analysis of the Society's development within the context of the phases of a polycratic National Socialist state. A spectrum of responses to National Socialism existed there from moral probity to accommodation and opportunism. Macrakis uncovers this differentiated scientific and social landscape by covering topics ranging from Max Planck's failed negotiations with recalcitrant government officials regardingthe expulsion of Jews and Communists to his success in securing a thriving community for basic biological research in Berlin-Dahlem, from the practice of nuclear power research to institutional growth.

The book reveals, for the first time, the secret technical methods and sources of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets from abroad and developed gadgets at home. Seduced by Secrets draws on secret files from the Stasi archives. Macrakis recreates the Stasi's secret world of technology through biographies of agents, defectors, and officers and by visualizing James Bond-like techniques and gadgets.

A concise introduction to the history and methods of espionage, illustrated by spy stories from antiquity to today's high-tech world.Espionage is one of the most secret of human activities. It is also, as the popularity of spy stories suggests, one of the most intriguing. This book pulls the veil back on the real world of espionage, revealing how spying actually works. In a refreshingly clear, concise manner, Kristie Macrakis guides readers through the shadowy world of espionage, from the language and practice of spycraft to its role in international politics, its bureaucratic underpinnings, and its transformation in light of modern technology. Espionage is a mirror of society and human foibles with the added cloak of secrecy and deception. Accordingly, Espionage traces spying all the way back to antiquity, while also moving beyond traditional accounts of military and diplomatic intelligence to shine a light on industrial espionage and the new techno-spy. As thorough—and thoroughly readable—as it is compact, the book is an ideal introduction to the history and anatomy of espionage.

"Ever since the earliest days of the Cold War, American intelligence agencies have launched spies in the sky, implanted spies in the ether, burrowed spies underground, sunk spies in the ocean, and even tried chemical means to pry open the human mind. The United States increasingly has covered the globe with planes, satellites, drones, electronics, tunnels, and submarines all in the service of intelligence. Hard targets meant that American intelligence could not entirely rely on human spies, but it was more than that. Nothing is Beyond Our Reach reveals how America's love-affair with technology has led to its dependence on machines in intelligence collection and how this has almost inadvertently created a global surveillance empire. In a lively and engaging narrative, author Kristie Macrakis tells this story of how intelligence has changed from American technophilia and what its implications will be"--

An international cast of contributors (Americans, former East Germans, and former West Germans) take the reader on a journey from the view of science policymakers, to the construction of "socialist" institutions for science, to the role of espionage in technology transfer, to the social and political context of the chemical industry, engineers, nuclear power, biology, computers, and finally the career trajectories of scientists through the vicissitudes of twentieth-century German history."--BOOK JACKET.

Faszinierender als James Bond: Ein erstaunlicher Einblick in die geheime Welt der Ost-West-Spionage. Durch gründliche Recherche in geheimen Stasi-Archiven der CIA, Einsicht in Gerichtsakten und Interviews mit ehemaligen Akteuren gelang es Kristie Macrakis, erstmals die Spionagetechniken der Stasi aufzudecken. Im ersten Teil ihres Buches schildert die Autorin anhand einiger der größten Spionagefälle - gestohlene Baupläne von Atomreaktoren, Prototypen von AEG, Strategiepapiere der NATO - die konkreten Arbeitsmethoden der Stasi während des Kalten Krieges. Im zweiten Teil stehen die dabei genutzten Technologien, vom Lauschangriff bis zur Geruchsidentifizierung, im Mittelpunkt. Das Standardwerk zur deutschen Spionagegeschichte im 20. Jahrhundert. 978-3-7766-2592-9

Kniha poskytuje detailní, důkladným výzkumemp odložený pohled do vnitřního světa jedné z nejefektivnějších a nejobávanějších špionážních agentur v histori – Stasi východoněmeckého Ministerstva státn bezpečnosti. Poprvé odhaluje tajné technické metody, zdroje a reálie agentů světa vědeckotechnické špionáže. Je spojením autorčiných osobních prožitků komunistického Berlína osmdesátých let a studia materiálů odtajněných v letech 1998/99, včetně dokumentů CIA, interview, zápisů soudních jednání a archívů Stasi. Přístupný styl knihy vtáhne čtenáře do událostí, které jsou někdy popisovány i jako autorčino osobní svědectví. Osloví širokou veřejnost, a mimořádným důrazem na studium v archívech uspokojí i odborníky.