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Historical Dictionary of German Intelligence
Inbunden, 2009
2479 kr
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No country can rival the sheer diversity of intelligence organizations that Germany has experienced over the past 300 years. Given its pivotal geographical and political position in Europe, Germany was a magnet for foreign intelligence operatives, especially during the Cold War. As a result of …
Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2007
2407 kr
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The defection of Igor Gouzenko in September 1945, more so than any other single event, alerted the West to the nature and scale of the Soviet espionage offensive being waged by the Kremlin. Apart from the dozen or so defendants convicted of spying, Gouzenko wrecked an organization that had taken …
Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2007
1879 kr
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In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies. In Germany it was the Abwehr and the Sicherheitsdienst; in Britain it was MI5, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Special …
Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Intelligence
Av Ephraim Kahana, Muhammad Suwaed
Inbunden, 2009
1897 kr
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Given the rivalries and suspicions prevailing in the Middle East, it is not surprising that most of these states are very concerned about espionage and infiltration. With the additional threat of terrorism, nuclear weapons, a large U.S. military presence, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the result …
Historical Dictionary of Air Intelligence
Inbunden, 2009
1752 kr
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From the moment man learned how to ascend off the ground, the strategic significance of air intelligence became apparent. This relatively new discipline—the first dedicated air reconnaissance missions were undertaken in 1870 during the siege of Paris when tethered French balloons were employed to …
Historical Dictionary of Ian Fleming's World of Intelligence
Fact and Fiction
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2009
1794 kr
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Twelve novels and nine short stories define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time, creating the basis for the most successful movie series in cinematographic history, watched by more than half the world's population. The single person probably more responsible than any …
Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2009
1297 kr
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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, …
Historical Dictionary of Air Intelligence
E-bok, 2009
1870 kr
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From the moment man learned how to ascend off the ground, the strategic significance of air intelligence became apparent. This relatively new discipline-the first dedicated air reconnaissance missions were undertaken in 1870 during the siege of Paris when tethered French balloons were employed to …
Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Intelligence
Av Ephraim Kahana, Muhammad Suwaed
E-bok, 2009
2026 kr
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Given the rivalries and suspicions prevailing in the Middle East, it is not surprising that most of these states are very concerned about espionage and infiltration. With the additional threat of terrorism, nuclear weapons, a large U.S. military presence, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the result …
Historical Dictionary of German Intelligence
E-bok, 2009
2669 kr
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No country can rival the sheer diversity of intelligence organizations that Germany has experienced over the past 300 years. Given its pivotal geographical and political position in Europe, Germany was a magnet for foreign intelligence operatives, especially during the Cold War. As a result of …
Historical Dictionary of Ian Fleming's World of Intelligence
Fact and Fiction
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2009
1972 kr
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Twelve novels and nine short stories define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time, creating the basis for the most successful movie series in cinematographic history, watched by more than half the world''s population. The single person probably more responsible than any …
Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2007
2087 kr
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In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies. In Germany it was the Abwehr and the Sicherheitsdienst; in Britain it was MI5, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Special …
Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2007
2649 kr
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The defection of Igor Gouzenko in September 1945, more so than any other single event, alerted the West to the nature and scale of the Soviet espionage offensive being waged by the Kremlin. Apart from the dozen or so defendants convicted of spying, Gouzenko wrecked an organization that had taken …
Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence
E-bok, 2006
1519 kr
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For Israel-more so than for any other state-an effective Intelligence Community has been a matter of life and death. Over the past half-century or so, Israel has created and refined what is broadly regarded as one of the best intelligence networks in the world. It has repeatedly undone efforts by …
Historical Dictionary of Naval Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2010
1897 kr
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Naval intelligence is one of the most vital, and sometimes decisive, forms of intelligence. Over the centuries, and with particular velocity over recent decades, the techniques of detecting and destroying military (and commercial) shipping have improved, leapfrogging the equally frantic race to …
Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence
Inbunden, 2012
1897 kr
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Although China’s intelligence activities may not have been well documented, they can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu, and espionage has been a characteristic of Chinese domestic politics and international relations ever since. The People’s Republic of China has long engaged in …
Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2012
1842 kr
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Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis. It has become the basis upon which all combat operations are undertaken. It is now widely …
Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence
E-bok, 2012
2087 kr
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Although China’s intelligence activities may not have been well documented, they can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu, and espionage has been a characteristic of Chinese domestic politics and international relations ever since. The People’s Republic of China has long engaged in …
Historical Dictionary of Naval Intelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2010
2087 kr
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Naval intelligence is one of the most vital, and sometimes decisive, forms of intelligence. Over the centuries, and with particular velocity over recent decades, the techniques of detecting and destroying military (and commercial) shipping have improved, leapfrogging the equally frantic race to …
Historical Dictionary of Atomic Espionage
E-bok, 2011
1499 kr
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Almost from the moment in 1940 that Otto Frisch and Rudofl Peierls suggested, from their small office in the University of Birmingham, that an atomic weapon could be miniaturized and delivered to its target by aircraft, the concept of atomic espionage can be said to have existed. No sooner had the …
Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2012
2087 kr
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Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis. It has become the basis upon which all combat operations are undertaken. It is now widely …
Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence
Inbunden, 2014
1560 kr
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While the United States has had some kind of intelligence capability throughout its history, its intelligence apparatus is young, dating only to the period immediately after World War II. Yet, in that short a time, it has undergone enormous changes—from the labor-intensive espionage and covert …
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2014
2760 kr
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British Intelligence is the oldest, most experienced organization of its kind in the world, the unseen hand behind so many world events, and glamorized by James Bond. Despite the change in role, from a global power controlling an Empire that covered much of the world, to a mere partner in the North …
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2014
3226 kr
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British Intelligence is the oldest, most experienced organization of its kind in the world, the unseen hand behind so many world events, and glamorized by James Bond. Despite the change in role, from a global power controlling an Empire that covered much of the world, to a mere partner in the North …
Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2013
2043 kr
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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 …
Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence
Av Nigel West
E-bok, 2013
2247 kr
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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 …
Historical Dictionary of Intelligence Failures
Inbunden, 2014
1560 kr
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An Intelligence failure can be defined where there was intelligence available about a particular event, but either it was not collected or was mishandled later in the assessment cycle, as opposed to the failure of an intelligence operation. The Historical Dictionary of Intelligence Failures covers …
Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2015
1983 kr
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Intelligence is now acknowledged as the hidden dimension to international diplomacy and national security. It is the hidden piece of the jigsaw puzzle of global relations that cements relationships, undermines alliances and topples tyrants, and after many decades of being deliberately overlooked or …
Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Inbunden, 2015
1897 kr
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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 …
Historical Dictionary of Cold War Intelligence
Av Nigel West
Inbunden, 2021
2479 kr
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The Cold War was a sophisticated conflict fought by the west, principally the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with support from NATO, CENTO and SEATO, to confront the Kremlin and its Warsaw Pact satellites. The battlegrounds extended from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, …
