Targeted as a Spy: Surveillance of an American Diplomat in Communist Romania

by Ernest H. Latham Jr.

Overview

This book is a collection of surveillance reports that Dr. Latham obtained from the Romanian archives following the collapse of the Communist regime. They reveal the extent of the surveillance to which Western diplomats were subjected and, more importantly, they reveal a great deal about the system and society that conducted it.Latham' s introduction provides the context of his work and Romanian conditions at that time. This book is essential reading for students of the Cold War as well as anyone interested in the mindset and methods of totalitarian regimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592112562
Publisher:	Histria Books
Publication date:	01/10/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	693,055
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Ernest H. Latham, Jr. is an American historian specialized on modern Romania. After service as an officer in the U. S. Coast Guard, he entered the American Foreign Service. His early assignments were in the Middle East but thereafter serving in Central and Eastern Europe, including the years 1983-7 in Bucharest, Romania, as the American cultural attachÉ. After retiring in 1993 he returned to Romania as a Fulbright professor for two years in 2000. His doctorate is from the University of Bucharest.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Ernest H. Latham, Jr. American-Romanian Political and Cultural Relations during the Cold War by Vadim Guzun Documents Postscript by Dennis Deletant Photos Abbreviations