Espionage and secret services

The Personnel Security Clearance System—the process by which the federal government incorporates individuals into secret national-security work—is flawed.

The Personnel Security Clearance System—the process by which the federal government incorporates individuals into secret national-security work—is flawed.

"e;This book should be required reading not only for intelligence professionals but also for senior leaders making decisions on force structure so they better appreciate the impact our counterintelligence force can make when properly resourced.

"e;A fascinating account"e; of the secret Virginia facility code-named PO Box 1142, where the US gathered intelligence and interrogated German prisoners (Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International).

"e;A fascinating insider's account"e; of the decades-long intelligence sharing relationship among the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (Perspectives on Terrorism).

Have you ever thought about what really goes on behind the walls of the White House or the Pentagon?

"e;A book about secrets and surveillance .

In a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace.

The best book about Americas first modern secret service.

If the experts could point to any single book as a starting point for understanding the subject of intelligence from the late twentieth century to today, that single book would be Allen W.

New York City has long been a breeding ground for spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and other threats to the nation and its greatest city.

The United States has struggled to define its approach to what has been called the "e;information battlefield"e; since the information era began.

The next president of the United States faces innumerable complex problems, from a possible prolonged recession to climate change.

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Often reads like the latest entry from Ludlum or Le Carr .

For nearly ten years beginning in 1993, Robert Eringer lived a clandestine life of intrigue, conducting a spectrum of covert operations for the FBI's foreign counterintelligence division.

A thoroughly updated revision of the first comprehensive overview of intelligence designed for both the student and the general reader, Silent Warfare is an insiders guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world.

A unique, compelling read.

George W.

How does our government eavesdrop?

Since 9/11, Canada has been on the front lines of a New World Order that few understand.

The world watched with fear in November 1979, when Iranian students infiltrated and occupied the American embassy in Tehran.

Ocurrirá y usted vivirá para verlo.

The next president of the United States faces innumerable complex problems, from a possible prolonged recession to climate change.

Few professions have experienced change to the same extent as has intelligence.

Risk, Threats and the New Normal explains the new political and technological developments that created new domestic national security threats against the nation and the people of the United States.

Best Books of 2024, The EconomistFrom the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers - what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity How do you hire smart people who can work together to prevent terrorist attacks and decode encrypted technology?

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIOSurprise your target.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's revelatory look inside the sinister world of private spies.

'A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage, set in an era when Washington's fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today.

The Sunday Times top ten bestseller.

'Written with Burleigh's characteristic brio, with pithy summaries of historical moments (he is brilliant on the Americans in Vietnam, for example) and full of surprising vignettes' - The Times 'Book of the Week'In Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as a special category of political violence and asks whether, like a contagious disease, it can be catching.

The Skripal Files tells the full story behind the Salisbury Poisonings, one of the most shocking incidents to occur in Britain in recent memory.

First published in 1917, "e;The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents"e; contains real accounts of men and women throughout history who have risked their lives in daring exploits for the sake of flag and country.

"e;Spies and Secret Service"e; is a 1915 work by Hamil Grant that explores the world of spying and espionage, examining its history and inner workings with a particular focus on nineteenth century Europe.

Originally published in 1865, "e;Nurse and Spy in the Union Army"e; is a memoir by Emma Edmonds (1841-1898) who famously dressed as a man in order to enlist in the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the American Civil War.

When it comes to espionage and spying, what often springs to one's mind is a well-groomed English Oxford graduate with a penchant for overly-specific alcoholic beverages and womanising.

"e;The Riddle of the Sands - A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved"e; is a 1903 novel by British-born Irish writer Erskine Childers (1870-1922).

On Monday, 4 March 2019, Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia collapsed in the centre of Salisbury in Wiltshire.

On Monday, 4 March 2019, Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia collapsed in the centre of Salisbury in Wiltshire.

The dramatic story of how the superpowers collected secrets and used intelligence to build an advantage during the Cold War, the longest and most dangerous confrontation of the twentieth century.

The dramatic story of how the superpowers collected secrets and used intelligence to build an advantage during the Cold War, the longest and most dangerous confrontation of the twentieth century.

The tale of a college student's top-secret life: "e;A welcome addition to the seldom told story of the role of American women in [WWII] codebreaking.

The tale of a college student's top-secret life: "e;A welcome addition to the seldom told story of the role of American women in [WWII] codebreaking.

Early espionage organisations like Walsingham's Elizabethan spy network were private enterprises, tasked with keeping the Tudor Queen and her government safe.

Early espionage organisations like Walsingham's Elizabethan spy network were private enterprises, tasked with keeping the Tudor Queen and her government safe.

The life story of the working-class woman from Manchester, England, who volunteered to fight Fascism and Nazism in two major wars.

The life story of the working-class woman from Manchester, England, who volunteered to fight Fascism and Nazism in two major wars.