The Journal of Intelligence History
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Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
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Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9783825806507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author:
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published:
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9783825806507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Christopher Andrew
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018-09-04
Total Pages: 1019
ISBN-13: 030024052X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations
Author: Mark M. Lowenthal
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2016-09-29
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 1506361277
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mark M. Lowenthal’s trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community’s history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. In this Seventh Edition, Lowenthal examines cyber space and the issues it presents to the intelligence community such as defining cyber as a new collection discipline; the implications of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s staff report on enhanced interrogation techniques; the rise of the Islamic State; and the issues surrounding the nuclear agreement with Iran. New sections have been added offering a brief summary of the major laws governing U.S. intelligence today such as domestic intelligence collection, whistleblowers vs. leakers, and the growing field of financial intelligence.
Author: Lit Verlag
Publisher:
Published: 2009-10-30
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9783643999368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Warner
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2014-03-20
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1626160465
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond. During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintained viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, larger states have lost their monopoly on intelligence skills and capabilities as technological and sociopolitical changes have made it possible for private organizations and even individuals to unearth secrets and influence global events. Historian Michael Warner addresses the birth of professional intelligence in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century and the subsequent rise of US intelligence during the Cold War. He brings this history up to the present day as intelligence agencies used the struggle against terrorism and the digital revolution to improve capabilities in the 2000s. Throughout, the book examines how states and other entities use intelligence to create, exploit, and protect secret advantages against others, and emphasizes how technological advancement and ideological competition drive intelligence, improving its techniques and creating a need for intelligence and counterintelligence activities to serve and protect policymakers and commanders. The world changes intelligence and intelligence changes the world. This sweeping history of espionage and intelligence will be a welcomed by practitioners, students, and scholars of security studies, international affairs, and intelligence, as well as general audiences interested in the evolution of espionage and technology.
Author: Lit Verlag
Publisher:
Published: 2009-05-20
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9783643999412
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard J. Samuels
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2019-10-15
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1501741608
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight—has also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past century—combined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environment—have convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight. Using examples of excessive hubris and debilitating bureaucratic competition before the Asia-Pacific War, the unavoidable dependence on US assets and popular sensitivity to security issues after World War II, and the tardy adoption of image-processing and cyber technologies, Samuels' bold book highlights the century-long history of Japan's struggles to develop a fully functioning and effective intelligence capability, and makes clear that Japanese leaders have begun to reinvent their nation's intelligence community.
Author: Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.)
Publisher: Central Intelligence Agency
Published: 2016-05-03
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780160933141
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Professional journal for members of the intelligence community which contains unclassified articles and book reviews about intelligence work and intelligence history.
Author: Center for the Study of Intelligence (U S )
Publisher: Central Intelligence Agency
Published: 2006-02
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9780160753299
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Barbara F. Pace, editor. Includes the articles "Building an Intellligence Literature, Fifty Years of 'Studies in Intelligence'; "The 'Photo Gap' That Delayed Discovery of Missiles in Cuba"; "CIA in the Classroom, Twenty Years of Officers in Residence"; and other articles.
Author: Martin Thomas
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 0520251172
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Empires of Intelligence' argues that colonial control in British and French empires depended on an elabroate security apparatus. Thomas shows the crucial role of intelligence gathering in maintaining imperial control in the years before decolonization.