This second edition of 'Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence' covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about int…
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence covers its history through entries on espionage techniques, categories of agents, crucial operations spies, defectors, moles, double and triple agents, and the tradecraft they apply.
Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivalled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and unc…
"When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France. In a country divided between freedom and fascism, Virginia was dete…
"When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France. In a country divided between freedom and fascism, Virginia was dete…
"The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had--Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and Willi…
Vladimir Vetrov, joined the KGB to work as a spy. Following a couple of murky incidents, he is removed from the field and placed at a desk as an analyst. Soon, burdened by a troubled marriage and frustrated at a failing career, Vetrov turns to alcohol. Desparate and in need of r…
"Allen Dulles took American spying from the back alleys of Europe to the forefront of American foreign policy as Director of Central Intelligence under Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. His life spanned the American century: from his diplomatic service at America's embassy in V…
"Albert Glinsky's Theremin blends the whimsical and the treacherous into a chronicle embracing everything from the KGB to the Beach Boys, Hollywood thrillers to the United Nations, Alcatraz to Macy's store windows, Joseph Stalin to Shirley Temple. Theremin's world of espionage a…
"Albert Glinsky's Theremin blends the whimsical and the treacherous into a chronicle embracing everything from the KGB to the Beach Boys, Hollywood thrillers to the United Nations, Alcatraz to Macy's store windows, Joseph Stalin to Shirley Temple. Theremin's world of espionage a…
Life story of the Soviet scientist whose genius introduced the world to electronic music, including the forerunner of today's synthesizer, but also masterminded spy techniques against the United States.
The author discusses his twenty-year career as a CIA operative in the Middle East and examines how the agency's abandonment of its original mission resulted in a failure to acknowledge the growing threat of militant Islamic terrorist groups.
The author recounts the forces that shaped his life, describes his involvement with the Communist Party, and explains the reasons for his identification of Alger Hiss as a Communist agent.
