Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Sources xi
5. Introduction: Stalin’s Absolute Control, Misconceptions, and Disastrous Decisions xv
6. Abbreviations and Acronyms xxi
7. Chapter 1. Stalin versus Hitler: Background 1
8. Chapter 2. The Outspoken General: Ivan Iosifovich Proskurov 7
9. Chapter 3. Proskurov Sets Stalin Straight 14
10. Chapter 4. Soviet Borders Move Westward 29
11. Chapter 5. The Finns Fight: Proskurov Made a Scapegoat 47
12. Chapter 6. Soviet Military Intelligence Residencies in Western Europe 62
13. Chapter 7. Soviet Military Intelligence Residencies in Eastern Europe 71
14. Chapter 8. Who Were You, Dr. Sorge? Stalin Never Heard of You. 84
15. Chapter 9. NKVD Foreign Intelligence 91
16. Chapter 10. Fitin’s Recruited Spies 97
17. Chapter 11. Listening to the Enemy 108
18. Chapter 12. Working on the Railroad 129
19. Chapter 13. The Border Troops Knew 136
20. Chapter 14. Proskurov Is Fired 149
21. Chapter 15. Golikov and Operation Sea Lion 157
22. Chapter 16. ‘‘We Do Not Fire on German Aircraft in Peacetime’’ 174
23. Chapter 17. German Deception: Why Did Stalin Believe It? 185
24. Chapter 18. Secret Letters 197
25. Chapter 19. The Purges Revived 204
26. Chapter 20. On the Eve 216
27. Chapter 21. A Summer of Torture 228
28. Chapter 22. The Final Reckoning 244
29. Conclusion: Will the Future Be a Repeat of the Past? 257
30. Appendix 1: Organization and Functions of Soviet Military Intelligence 265
31. Appendix 2: Hitler’s Letters to Stalin 268
32. Appendix 3: Those Executed without Trial on October 28, 1941 271
33. Appendix 4: Chronology of Agent Reporting 273
34. Glossary of Spies and Their Masters 276
35. Notes 287
36. Index 313