A Century Of Spies: Intelligence In The Twentieth Century,New

A Century Of Spies: Intelligence In The Twentieth Century,New

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Here Is The Ultimate Inside History Of Twentiethcentury 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 Uncertainties Of Today'S Postcold War World, Offering An Unsurpassed Overview Of The Role Of Modern Intelligence In Every Part Of The Globe. From Spies And Secret Agents To The Latest Hightech Wizardry In Signals And Imagery Surveillance, It Provides Fascinating, Indepth Coverage Of Important Operations Of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, And French Intelligence Services, And Much More.All The Key Elements Of Modern Intelligence Activity Are Here. An Expert Whose Books Have Received High Marks From The Intelligence And Military Communities, Jeffrey Richelson Covers The Crucial Role Of Spy Technology From The Days Of Marconi And The Wright Brothers To Today'S Dazzling Array Of Space Age Satellites, Aircraft, And Ground Stations. He Provides Vivid Portraits Of Spymasters, Spies, And Defectorsincluding Sidney Reilly, Herbert Yardley, Kim Philby, James Angleton, Markus Wolf, Reinhard Gehlen, Vitaly Yurchenko, Jonathan Pollard, And Many Others. Richelson Paints A Colorful Portrait Of World War I'S Spies And Sabateurs, And Illuminates The Secret Maneuvering That Helped Determine The Outcome Of The War On Land, At Sea, And On The Diplomatic Front; He Investigates The Enormous Importance Of Intelligence Operations In Both The European And Pacific Theaters In World War Ii, From The Work Of Allied And Nazi Agents To The 'Black Magic' Of U.S. And British Code Breakers; And He Gives Us A Complete Overview Of Intelligence During The Length Of The Cold War, From Superpower Espionage And Spy Scandals To Covert Action And Secret Wars. A Final Chapter Probes The Stillevolving Role Of Intelligence Work In The New World Of Disorder And Ethnic Conflict, From The Hightech Wonders Of The Gulf War To The Surprising Involvement Of The French Government In Industrial Espionage.Comprehensive, Authoritative, And Addictively Readable, A Century Of Spies Is Filled With New Information On A Variety Of Subjectsfrom The Activities Of The American Black Chamber In The 1920S To Intelligence Collection During The Cuban Missile Crisis To Soviet Intelligence And Covert Action Operations. It Is An Essential Volume For Anyone Interested In Military History, Espionage And Adventure, And World Affairs.

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