| Description |
x, 533 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: 1995. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. 1900-1939. A shady profession -- The Great War : spies and saboteurs -- Spies in the Great War : eyes and ears -- Lenin's spies -- Spies between the wars : 1919-1929 -- Spies between the Wars : 1930-1939 -- pt. II. The Second World War. Intelligence and the onset of war -- Spies and counterspies -- The wrecking crews -- Aerial spies -- Black magic -- Knowing the enemy -- pt. III. The Cold War and beyond. New adversaries -- New players -- Secret wars -- Superpower espionage -- Spies and moles -- Technological espionage -- Crisis intelligence -- The technical revolution continues -- Penetrations, sunken subs, and sudden death -- Elusive truths -- A new decade -- The year of the spy -- End of an era -- A new world of disorder. |
| Subject |
Intelligence service.
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| ISBN |
0195073916 |
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019511390X paperback |
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