The Dictionary of Espionage

The Dictionary of Espionage

Author: Joseph Goulden

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 048629630X

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What's a black-bag job, a dead-letter drop, a honey trap? Who invented the microdot, and why do they call Green Berets "snake-eaters"? More than just an alphabetical presentation of definitions, this volume offers a fascinating insider's view of the lingo and operations of the CIA, MI5, Mossad, the KGB, and other top-secret organizations.


Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage

Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage

Author: Nigel West

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-01-22

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0810862875

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In a surprising number of espionage cases sex has played a significant role_often only in the background_possibly as a reason why a particular individual has lived beyond his means and is in desperate need of cash. FBI agent Earl Pitts sold secrets to the Soviets to ease his financial burdens, which came from his habitually heavy use of male and female prostitutes. Yuri Nosenko collaborated with the CIA after having misappropriated KGB funds to entertain expensive women while on official duties in Geneva, and Aleksandr Ogorodnik of the Soviet foreign ministry was persuaded to become a spy by his pregnant Spanish lover, an agent recruited by the CIA. In the realm of human behavior, sex can be the catalyst for risky or reckless conduct. The Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage explores this behavior through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the secret agencies, operations, and events. From Delilah's seduction of Samson in 1161 BC to State Department official Donald Keyser's conviction of passing secrets to Isabelle Cheng, a Taiwanese intelligence officer, in 2007, Nigel West recounts the history of sexspionage.


Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence

Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence

Author: I. C. Smith

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-02-05

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 1538130203

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Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence, Second Edition covers the history of Chinese Intelligence from 400 B.C. to modern times. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on the agencies and agents, the operations and equipment, the tradecraft and jargon, and many of the countries involved.


Top Secret

Top Secret

Author: Bob Burton

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780806526508

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Compiled by a man who knows covert action and clandestine warfare from the inside out, Top Secret is a perfect compendium of the secret language spoken by those who fight the silent war.


Words of Intelligence

Words of Intelligence

Author: Jan Goldman

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2006-05-24

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0810856417

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Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary is intended for the intelligence and national security men and women who are fighting the Global War on Terrorism at all levels: local, state, and federal. The intelligence community has undergone massive changes since the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Department of Defense were created, and recently, with the establishment of Homeland Security and a Director of National Intelligence, it has taken on even more duties and responsibilities. Intelligence now must be transmitted to state and local public administrators, health officials, and transportation planners (to name just a few) in times of a possible domestic attack. Containing over 600 terms related to theoretical aspects of intelligence, intelligence operations, intelligence strategies, security classification of information, obscure names of intelligence boards and organizations, and homeland security, this dictionary is an invaluable tool for those requiring a working knowledge of intelligence-related issues. A topical index is also included.


Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence

Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence

Author: Nigel West

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2013-12-24

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 0810880024

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Known as “the Great War,” the world’s first truly global conflict is remarkable in what might now be termed modern espionage. World War I was witness to plenty of ”firsts.” Apart from the contribution made by aerial reconnaissance and the interception of wireless telegraphy, telephone and cable traffic, there was the scientific aspect, with new machines of war, such as the submarine, sea-mine, torpedo, airship, barbed wire, armored tank and mechanized cavalry in a military environment that included mustard gas, static trench warfare, the indiscriminate bombardment of civilian population centers and air-raids. Large-scale sabotage and propaganda, the manipulation of news and of radio broadcasts, and censorship, were all features of a new method of engaging in combat, and some ingenious techniques were developed to exploit the movement of motor and rail transport, and the transmission of wireless signals. The hitherto unknown disciplines of train-watching, bridge-watching, airborne reconnaissance and radio interception would become established as routine collection methods, and their impact on the conflict would prove to be profound. The Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence relates this history through a chronology, an introductory essay, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 hundred cross-referenced entries on intelligence organizations, the spies, and the major cases and events of World War I. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the world of intelligence in World War I.


Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

Author: Robert W. Pringle

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-07-29

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1442253185

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This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence is the only volume that lays out how Russian and Soviet intelligence works and how its operations have impacted Russian history. It covers Russian intelligence from the imperial period to the present focusing in greatest detail on Cold War espionage cases and the Putin-era intelligence community. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on espionage techniques, categories of agents, crucial operations spies, defectors, moles, and double and triple agents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Intelligence.


Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Author: John le Carre

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0743457900

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George Smiley is assigned to uncover the identity of the double agent operating in the highest levels of British Intelligence.


The Faber Book of Espionage

The Faber Book of Espionage

Author: Nigel West

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 9780571171712

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Since the creation of the British Secret Service in 1909 a rich literary tradition has developed in both fiction and non-fiction. In this anthology, the editor, seeking clues to all the incidents in fiction and highlighting the most controversial passages in non-fiction, scrutinizes both MI5 and MI6 - pre- and post-war. The book contains extracts from controversial books such as Spycatcher. By the author of MI5 and MI6.


Washington's Spies

Washington's Spies

Author: Alexander Rose

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 055339259X

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Turn: Washington’s Spies, now an original series on AMC Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Rose takes us beyond the battlefront and deep into the shadowy underworld of double agents and triple crosses, covert operations and code breaking, and unmasks the courageous, flawed men who inhabited this wilderness of mirrors—including the spymaster at the heart of it all. In the summer of 1778, with the war poised to turn in his favor, General George Washington desperately needed to know where the British would strike next. To that end, he unleashed his secret weapon: an unlikely ring of spies in New York charged with discovering the enemy’s battle plans and military strategy. Washington’s small band included a young Quaker torn between political principle and family loyalty, a swashbuckling sailor addicted to the perils of espionage, a hard-drinking barkeep, a Yale-educated cavalryman and friend of the doomed Nathan Hale, and a peaceful, sickly farmer who begged Washington to let him retire but who always came through in the end. Personally guiding these imperfect everyday heroes was Washington himself. In an era when officers were gentlemen, and gentlemen didn’ t spy, he possessed an extraordinary talent for deception—and proved an adept spymaster. The men he mentored were dubbed the Culper Ring. The British secret service tried to hunt them down, but they escaped by the closest of shaves thanks to their ciphers, dead drops, and invisible ink. Rose’s thrilling narrative tells the unknown story of the Revolution–the murderous intelligence war, gunrunning and kidnapping, defectors and executioners—that has never appeared in the history books. But Washington’s Spies is also a spirited, touching account of friendship and trust, fear and betrayal, amid the dark and silent world of the spy.