Exchanges between Austria and the United States didn't always happen under happy circumstances. During the darkest days of the Second World War, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services launched one of its most daring intelligence operations, Greenup, into Tyrol, a region then at the near geographic center of the Reich. In this episode, Peter Pirker discusses the mission, what it accomplished, as well as the people who made it happen.

For more on Peter Pirker and his research, see:

http://www.peterpirker.at/de/index.php?nav=1119

https://www.tyroliaverlag.at/item/Codename_Brooklyn/Peter_Pirker?isbn=9783702242060

https://www.newacademicpress.at/gesamtverzeichnis/unkategorisiert/ich-war-mit-freuden-dabei/

https://www.verlagheyn.at/products/hinschaun-poglejmo

Historian, author, soldier, spy - Nick Reynolds has done it all. In this episode, the New York Times best-selling author discusses the role Austria has played in his life, shares his Habsburg family history, and highlights what he believes Americans and Austrians have in common and can learn from one another.

Nick's Website

Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961

Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence

What does an Austria jurist have to do with the FBI? In the second episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Priv. Doz. Christian Bachhiesl, director of the Museum im Lavanthaus, answers this question and many more. We'll carefully examine the Austrian origins of criminology and criminal science, investigate the contributions of Hans Gross and others, as well as explore their lasting impact upon the United States and beyond.

- Christian Bachhiesl's Website (German only):

https://christianbachhiesl.com/

- Museum im Lavanthaus:

https://www.museum-lavanthaus.at/besucher/information-english/

- Austria-Forum, Essays on Criminalistics and Criminology (English and German):

https://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Essays/Kriminalistik_und_Kriminologie

- Styrian Historical Commission (Historische Landeskommission für Steiermark; German only):

https://www.hlk.steiermark.at

HLK Blog (German only):

https://www.hlk.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/153524465/DE/

- Hans Gross Museum of Criminology:

https://universitaetsmuseen.uni-graz.at/en/locations/hans-gross-museum-of-criminology/

- University of Graz - Hans Gross Center for Interdisciplinary Criminal Sciences:

https://zentrum-kriminalwissenschaften.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Graz - Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and Criminology:

https://strafrecht.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Graz - Department of History:

https://geschichte.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Klagenfurt - Department of History (German only):

https://www.aau.at/geschichte/