The historian Thomas Riegler published the first source-based overview of the Austrian intelligence services since 1945. He published explosive cases in Austria such as "Days of Terror: The OPEC Hostage-Taking in 1975 and the Beginnings of Modern Terrorism" (2015).
Now Riegler presents new findings from German, Austrian and British archives in "The Vienna Spy Circle". This spy circle did the groundwork for one of the biggest espionage scandals of the Cold War.
One of the protagonists, Arnold Deutsch, is still considered to be the most industrious spy leader of all time. He recruited a total of 20 agents in London between 1934 and 1937. Among them was the most important double agent of the Cold War, Kim Philby. This circle also included Peter Smolka, who provided the author Graham Greene with important inspiration for "The Third Man".
Riegler's book closes a gap in the contemporary historical examination of major espionage cases and shows how seemingly well-known cases can take on a new dimension and significance through archival research.
PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Thomas Riegler, historian
MODERATION: Dr. Sabine Kebir, literary scholar
Free admission
(LECTURE IN GERMAN)
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Dates
February 2025
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