The French Secret Services

This text tells the story of France's spy networks from the Dreyfus Affair to the Rainbow Warrior. Douglas Porch's narrative discusses diplomatic and military intelligence as well as covert operations and industrial espionage. He questions the effectiveness of the French Resistance during World War II, and tells of opium-smuggling in Indo-China and torture in Algeria. It analyzes the role which the French secret services continue to play in France's political life today, and is intended for students from undergraduate level upwards of European/French history, and those with an interest in intelligence and espionage.

ISBN	0192880349	DEWEY edition	DC21
ISBN13	9780192880345 (What's this?)	Pages	637
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Weight (grammes)	417
Imprint	Oxford Paperbacks	Published in	Oxford
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	190
Publication date	08 May 1997	Width (mm)	120
DEWEY	327.1244	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

Preface. The Birth of the Modern French Secret Services. Success and Scandal, 1900-14. The Failed Miracle. The Trench Deadlock. Tracking the Red Menace. The German Threat. Intelligence and the Fall of France. The BCRA. The War of the Secret Services. The Resistance. The Secret Services in Postwar France. Indo-China. Operation Castor and the Sinews of War. Dien Bien Phu: The Intelligence Dimension. The Algerian War. The War Within Algeria. Intelligence in de Gaulle's Republic. Terrorists, Parallel Networks, and Monsieur Pasqua's Luncheons. L'Affaire Rainbow Warrior. Conclusion. Appendix: Encryption/Decryption. Bibliography. Notes. Index

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