Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda
Autor Robert Wallace, H.KEITH MELTON, Henry Robert Schlesingeren Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 31 mai 2008
-Secret instructions written in invisible ink-Covert communications slipped inside dead rats-Subminiature cameras hidden in ballpoint pensIf these sound like the stuff of science fiction or imaginary tools of James Bond's gadget-master Q's trade, think again. They are real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Service. Now, in the first book ever written about this ultrasecretive department, the former director of OTS teams up with an internationally renowned intelligence historian to give listeners an unprecedented look at the devices and operations deemed "inappropriate for public disclosure" by the CIA just two years ago.Spycraft tells amazing life-and-death stories about this little-known group, much of it never before revealed. Against the backdrop of some of America's most critical periods in recent history-including the cold war, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the war on terror-the authors show the real technical and human story of how the CIA carries out its missions.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781400157143
ISBN-10: 1400157145
Dimensiuni: 140 x 185 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: Tantor Audio
ISBN-10: 1400157145
Dimensiuni: 140 x 185 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: Tantor Audio
Recenzii
"This book is absolutely the best I've ever read about the CIA's 'spy-techs'.... A must-read." ---Pete Earley, author of Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy After the End of the Cold War
Notă biografică
Robert Wallace is former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service. A recipient of the Intelligence Medal of Merit, he is the founder of the Artemus Consulting Group, a private national security firm, and a contributor to the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. He lives in Virginia. H. Keith Melton is a renowned military historian, author, and expert on clandestine devices and equipment. He is recognized internationally as an authority on espionage paraphernalia and has assembled an unparalleled collection of spy devices, books, and papers of famous spies. A professor at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, Melton also serves as an adviser to U.S. intelligence agencies on historical espionage equipment.Melton is the author of several books on espionage, including The Ultimate Spy Book, CIA Special Weapons and Equipment, and OSS Special Weapons and Equipment and Clandestine Warfare.Melton is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and an accomplished businessman, and he has produced and consulted on a wide variety of television programs focused on espionage topics, such as the Spies TV series and SpyTek. He is a member of the board of advisors of the International Spy Museum, the National Historical Intelligence Museum and an active member of many other intelligence-related societies. Henry Robert Schlesinger is a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine, where he covers intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. He lives in New York. David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over sixty audiobooks for Tantor, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, from fantasy to military, and from thrillers to humor. He received an AudioFile Earphones Award for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, David keeps busy writing plays and stories for children.
Descriere
Stuffed with stories about chemical taggants, forged documents, physical and psychological disguises, software beacons that reveal the location of a cell phone or a laptop . . .--David Kahn, author of "The Codebreakers." Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.