18 books like US covert operations and Cold War strategy

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Fixing the Spy Machine Arthur S. Hulnick · 1999 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate With the end of the Cold War and the dawning of a new century, the U.S. intelligence system faces new challenges and threats. The system has suffered from penetration by foreign agents, cutbacks in resources, serious errors in judgment, and what appears to be bad management; nonetheless, it remains one of the key elements of America's strategic defense. Hulnick suggests that things are not as bad… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Understanding The Intelligence Cycle Mark Phythian · 2013 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central to the study of intelligence. As Intelligence Studies has established itself as a distinctive branch of Political Science, it has generated its… Shares: National Security, Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service

Intelligence Theory Mark Phythian · 2008 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Containing essays by some of the key theorists in the field from the US, UK and Canada, this volume assesses the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies. Shares: National Security, Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist Roger Z. George · 2005 · 596p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the… Shares: National Security, Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Political science

East German foreign intelligence Kristie Macrakis · 2009 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "We have assembled an international group of scholars to examine East German foreign intelligence as a historical problem in the intelligence areas of: politics, scientific-technical and military intelligence and counter-intelligence. Themes and topics that run through the volume include the espionage wars; the relationship to the KGB; the successes and failures of the BND… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Intelligence and intelligence analysis Patrick F. Walsh · 2011 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This volume examines the ethical issues that arise as a result of national security intelligence collection and analysis.Powerful new technologies enable the collection, communication and analysis of national security data on an unprecedented scale. Data collection now plays a central role in intelligence practice, yet this development raises a host of ethical and national security problems, such… Shares: National Security, Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service

Knowing your friends Martin S. Alexander · 1998 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Little attention has been paid to the murky, ultra-business of gathering intelligence among and forming estimates about friendly powers, and friendly or allied military forces. How rarely have scholars troubled to discover when states entered into coalitions or alliances mainly and explicitly because their intelligence evaluation of the potential partner concluded that making the alliance was,… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Russians Among Us Gordon Corera · 2019 · ★ 4.4 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate With intrigue that rivals the best le Carré novels, Russians Among Us tells the explosive story of Russian espionage efforts against the United States and the West—from the end of the Cold War to the present and the significant threat of hacking the 2020 electionSpies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best true spy stories… Shares: Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime

Improving Intelligence Analysis Stephen Marrin · 2011 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book on intelligence analysis written by intelligence expert Dr. Stephen Marrin argues that scholarship can play a valuable role in improving intelligence analysis. Improving intelligence analysis requires bridging the gap between scholarship and practice. Compared to the more established academic disciplines of political science and international relations, intelligence studies scholarship… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Exploring intelligence archives R. Gerald Hughes · 2008 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This edited volume brings together many of the world’s leading scholars of intelligence with a number of former senior practitioners to facilitate a wide-ranging dialogue on the central challenges confronting students of intelligence. The book presents a series of documents, nearly all of which are published here for the first time, accompanied by both overview and commentary sections. The… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990 David Arbel · 2003 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "When the worst terrorist atrocity in American history occurred on September 11, 2001, the intelligence agencies of the United States and most of the western world were taken by surprise. Ten years earlier, in 1991, those same organizations were surprised when the Soviet Empire collapsed. In both cases the intelligence establishment has invested enormous resources, compiled information, wrote… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science

Terrorist-Criminal Nexus Jennifer L. Hesterman · 2013 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "We are currently faced with a new national security challenge that is both vexing and complex. The once clear lines between the international drug trade, terrorism, organized crime, domestic terror, and Mexican drug cartels are blurring as groups increasingly join forces to further individual interests and goals. The synergistic potential of the alliance between nonstate actors and terrorists is… Shares: National Security, Political Freedom & Security, Political science, True Crime

The devil's alternative Frederick Forsyth · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate A thriller, from the author of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL and THE DOGS OF WAR, in which the President of the USA and other statesmen throughout the world face a decision that will cost the lives of many people. Shares: Foreign relations, Espionage

Missing Rose Rouse · 2009 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Moderate It is every person's - particularly every parent's - worst nightmare. For a loved one to walk out through the front door and never to return is one of the most heartbreaking, terrifying and harrowing experiences someone can go through. Not to know the fate of a person close to you is simply agonising - did they choose to disappear? Were they involved in an accident or did something even worse… Shares: Political Freedom & Security, Political science, True Crime

The ghost Jefferson Morley · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century, a ghost of American power. From World War II to the Cold War, Angleton operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president. In The Ghost, investigative reporter Jefferson Morley tells Angleton's dramatic story. From the agency's MKULTRA… Shares: Espionage, Intelligence service, Political science, True Crime

Separating fools from their money Scott B. MacDonald · 2006 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate What do Michael Milken and Martha Stewart have in common? (Answer: Both became public scapegoats for an outrageous era of greed and excess.) What was the most outrageous party thrown by a financial baron of the twentieth century? (Answer: Tough call, but either Michael Milken's Predators Ball in 1985, or Dennis Kozlowski's Sardinian birthday bash in 2001, with its vodka-spouting sculpture.) Which… Shares: Espionage, Histoire, True Crime, History

The Problem of China Bertrand Russell · 1922 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This book is A must read for anyone looking to understand a historical perspective and how Mr. Russell's China compares to today's rising Dragon. Shares: Foreign relations, Political science, History

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares: Histoire, History

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