The last days of World War II -- Fremde Heere Ost--pre-war and postwar -- The U.S. occupation of Germany -- The move to Vienna -- The Jewish factor in Germany and Austria -- My decision to join the CIA -- An unexpected change of mission -- The CIA and Gehlen organization settle into Pullach -- The survivors and non-survivors under Gehlen -- Adenaur's search for a national security policy -- Korea and Adenauer's national security policy -- The politics of acceptance -- The intelligence war in Germany -- Germany's acceptance in the West -- The year 1955 -- The founding of the BND -- An end and a beginning to German military history -- Appendix: the principal players.