Double Agent (49 page)
Authors: Peter Duffy
Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Historical, #History, #Military, #General, #World War II, #United States, #20th Century, #Political Science, #Intelligence & Espionage
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article on,
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Robin Moor
(ship),
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–14,
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Robinson, Edward G.,
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Roeder, Carl,
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Roeder, Everett “Ed” Minster
Ritter and,
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Sebold and,
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–60,
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spy rings and,
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trial sentence of,
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Romania,
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Rommel, Erwin,
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Ronnie, Art,
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Roosevelt, Franklin D.,
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Alien Enemies Act and,
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Bremen
’s detention in New York harbor and,
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conscription laws and,
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declarations of war by,
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denunciations of,
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Dies Committee and,
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election of,
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espionage investigations and,
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German actions in Europe and,
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German-Americans and,
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Great Britain and,
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Greer incident and,
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Hitler on,
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Hoover and,
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impending war in Europe and,
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Lend-Lease Act and,
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military budget and,
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neutrality laws and,
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Pearl Harbor attack and,
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Sebold’s story and,
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stories about Jewish ancestry of,
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Roosevelt, Theodore,
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Royal Air Force (RAF),
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Rumrich, Guenther Gustave “Gus”
blank passport scam of,
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investigation of Sperry agents and,
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Russia,
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See also
Soviet Union
Sandel, Hermann (aka Uncle Hugo and Heinrich Sorau),
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Sawyer, Harry (informant name of William Sebold),
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Schleswig-Holstein
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Schmeling, Max,
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Schroeder, Fritz,
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Schuh, George,
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Schurz, Carl,
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Sebold, Adolf (father),
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Sebold, Hermann (brother),
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Sebold, Karl (brother),
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Sebold, Lena “Helen” Büchner (wife)
California life of, after trial,
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early life with Sebold,
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husband’s declining health and death,
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marriage of,
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Sebold, Maria (mother),
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Sebold, Maria (sister),
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Sebold, William “Bill” Gottlieb,
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actions seen as treachery by Germans,
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aircraft industry experience of,
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as an American hero,
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Ast Hamburg on funding for,
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background and early years of,
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Bante and,
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California life of, after trial,
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coercion into German espionage service and decision to become a spy by,
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Connolly’s recruitment and,
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counterespionage operations and,
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couriers recruited by,
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death of,
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disappearance after trial,
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Dr. Renken (Nikolaus Ritter) and,
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Duquesne and,
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Eichenlaub and,
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Ellsworth as handler for,
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Ellsworth’s relationship with, after trial,
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FBI debriefing of, after arrival in New York,
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FBI on achievements of,
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FBI support for, after trial
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FBI surveillance of,
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fears about reprisals held by,
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feelings about Hitler and Nazism held by,
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feelings for America held by,
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Fehse and,
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flight attendant courier and,
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Gassner’s relationship with,
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groundwork for DAB espionage charges and,
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