World turned upside down : U.S. naval intelligence and the early Cold War struggle for Germany / Marvin B. Durning ; foreword by Robert K. Massie.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.

Foreword by Robert K. Massie; Author's Note; Prologue; PART I - The Mystery Office in Munich; Chapter 1 A Pre-Dawn Drive to Airbase Furstenfeldbruck; Chapter 2 To Germany and to Munich; Chapter 3 Val Rychly - "the Skipper"; Chapter 4 The People of Possart Platz 3; Chapter 5 "Another Intelligence Organization"; Chapter 6 A Highly Productive Intelligence Office; Chapter 7 U.S. Navy Visitors; PART II - Life in Munich; Chapter 8 Friends Made and Housing Found; Chapter 9 Max's Party; Chapter 10 Erika Muller; Chapter 11 Freedom to Publish - East and West; Chapter 12 Some Vignettes of Germany; Chapter 13 Visits to Dachau; PART III - Germany Transformed - Enemy to Ally; Chapter 14 The Gehlen Organization - Reinhard Gehlen and James Critchfield; Chapter 15 The Admirals and the New Germany Navy; Chapter 16 The Generals and the New Armed Forces - Sovereignty Restored, NATO; Chapter 17 Adenauer to Moscow, September 9-13, 1955; Chapter 18 Return of German Prisoners of War; PART IV - Enduring Friendships; Chapter 19 Helmuth Pich; Chapter 20 Max Pamitzki; Chapter 21 Vladimir Rychly; Epilogue; Appendices:; A. Max Parnitzki's Brief Curriculum Vitae and Experience as a Prisoner of War; B. Max Parnitzki's Iron Cross; C. U.S. Navy Letter of Recommendation for Max Parnitzki; D. Letter from Undersecretary of Navy to Val Rychly; E. Two Pages from V.L. Rychly Travel Diary; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgements.