The CASSIA Spy Ring in World War II Austria

<p> After Hitler annexed Austria in 1938 the Gestapo began silencing critics. Many were shipped to concentration camps; those deemed most dangerous to the Reich were executed. Yet a few slipped through the Gestapo's net and organized resistance cells. One group codenamed CASSIA became America's most effective spy ring in Austria during World War II.</p><p> This first full-length account of CASSIA describes its contributions to the Allied war effort--including reports on the V-2 missile Nazi death camps and advanced combat aircraft and tanks--before a catastrophic intelligence failure sent key members to the guillotine firing squad or gas chamber.</p>