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Counterintelligence: World War I

Counterintelligence can be described as activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity. This guide provides books, articles, reports, websites, and videos on the subject.

Books

The Enemy Within: The Inside Story of German Sabotage in America by Captain Henry Landau
Call Number: D619.3 .L2
Publication Date: 1937
The Price of Vigilance by Joan M. Jensen
Call Number: E743.5 .J4
Publication Date: 1968
Sabotage at Black Tom by Jules Witcover
ISBN: 9780912697987
Publication Date: 1989-04-01
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Spy and Counter-Spy; The Development of Modern Espionage by Richard Wilmer Rowan
Call Number: UB270 R6
Publication Date: 1928
Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman
Call Number: D511 .T77 1985
ISBN: 0345324250
Publication Date: 1985-03-12

Articles/Reports

Redl-- Spy of the Century?
Schidler, John R. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Vol. 18, iss. 3, 2005.
The Two Vons: The World War I Secret Government Investigation of Erich von Stroheim
Porter, Elliot Einzig. Film History. Vol. 22, iss. 3. 2010.

Online Resources

During World War I, Germany Unleashed "Terrorist Cell in America"
NPR. 25 Feb 2014.
The Exotic Dancer Who Became WWI’s Most Notorious Spy
Andrews, Evan. History.com. 5 Aug 2016.
The Office of Naval Intelligence in World War I: Diverse Threats, Divergent Responses
Setzekorn, Eric. Studies in Intelliegence, Vol. 61, no. 2, 2017.
Thanks for the Spycraft, World War I
King, Melanie. Boston Globe. 03 Aug 2014.
World War I Intrigue: German Spies in New York
Neiberg, Michael S. History Net. 27 Feb 2013.