The British and American Intelligence Divisions in Occupied Germany, 19451955: [Hardcover]

This book provides the first history of the British and American Intelligence Divisions (IDs) in occupied Germany and the liaison between them. It reveals that after the fall of Adolf Hitlers Third Reich, much of Germany was controlled by an Anglo-American secret system of rule which was the real backbone of the occupation and largely explains its successful outcomes. Based in Heidelberg, the American ID was the senior American military intelligence organisation in occupied Germany, responsible for the security of American forces in Europe. The British ID, based in Herford, was a purpose-built intelligence organisation designed to ensure the security of the British Zone of Germany and to help achieve the Allied occupation objectives. The IDs undertook military, scientific, security, political, and state-building intelligence tasks which each form the focus of a chapter in this book.

1. Introduction.- 2. From Herford to Heidelberg: The Structures of Liaison.- 3. Military Intelligence.- 4. Scientific and Technical Intelligence.- 5. Security Intelligence.- 6. Political Intelligence.- 7. Building A New Germany.- 8. Conclusion.

“The book is divided sys­tematically into six chapters … . One of the merits of the study is that, by demonstrating organizational continuity within the IDs, it turns them into a tangible subject of research. … With his comprehensive and detailed history of the British and American IDs, Luke Daly-Groves proves once again that the history of the twentieth century is incomplete if no consideration is given to the role of secret intelligence.” (Jakob Mühle, German Historical Institute London Bulletin, Vol. 47 (2), November, 2025)

Luke Daly-Groves is a Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester. Prior to this, he lectured at the University of Central Lancashire where he developed a specil#Ù