Heribert von Feilitzsch

A Mexican Revolution History and Intelligence studies Scholar

Heribert von Feilitzsch grew up in Germany, only yards from the East German border, the "Iron Curtain." In 1988 he came to the United States as a student. Fascinated with the Mexican-American border, he pursued a Master’s Degree in Latin-American History with focus on the Mexican Revolution at the University of Arizona. While pursuing a business career in later years and adding an MBA from Wake Forest University, he remained committed to history. Von Feilitzsch published a series of award winning scholarly books on the German secret service in the United States during World War I, the early FBI, and the Mexican Revolution. He has unearthed previously unknown archival sources that upended generally accepted historical knowledge. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for his research by the CIA, the Los Angeles Times, Excelsior of Mexico, and the Toronto Star, as well as radio and film productions.