The Norwegian Intelligence Service, 1945-1970

by Olav Riste

This is a history of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) during the Cold War, based on its secret archives. The author describes a service that grew from a handful of specialists in 1946 to a multi-faceted organization with a personnel of about 1000 by the end of the 1960s.

350 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 1999