Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda b

Description: Spycraft by Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, Henry R. Schlesinger, George J. Tenet From Wallace, the former director of the CIAs Office of Technical Service, and Melton, a renowned intelligence historian, comes an unprecedented history of the CIAs most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An unprecedented history of the CIAs secret and amazing gadgetry behind the art of espionageIn this look at the CIAs most secretive operations and the devices that made them possible, Spycraft tells gripping life-and-death stories about a group of spytechs—much of it never previously revealed and with images never before seen by the public. The CIAs Office of Technical Service is the ultrasecret department that grappled with challenges such as: What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat?What is an invisible photo used for? These amazingly inventive devices were created and employed against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions—including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and continuing terrorist threats. Written by Robert Wallace, the former director of the Office of Technical Service, and internationally renowned intelligence historian Keith Melton, Spycraft is both a fantastic encyclopedia of gadgetry and a revealing primer on the fundamentals of high-tech espionage. "The first comprehensive look at the technical achievements of American espionage from the 1940s to the present."—Wired "Reveals more concrete information about CIA tradecraft than any book."—The Washington Times "This is a story I thought could never be told."—JAMES M. OLSON, former chief of CIA counterintelligence Author Biography ROBERT WALLACE is the former director of the CIAs Office of Technical Service and lives in Virginia. A recipient of the CIAs Intelligence Medal of Merit, Wallace founded the Artemus Consulting Group in 2004, providing management and intelligence counsel to corporate and government clients. He is also a contributor to the oral history program of CIAs Center for the Study of Intelligence.H. KEITH MELTON is an internationally recognized author, historian, and expert on clandestine devices and technology. He is the technical tradecraft historian at the Interagency Training Center in Washington, D.C. He has assembled the worlds largest collection of espionage devices and lectures widely throughout the U.S. intelligence community and abroad. He resides in Florida. HENRY ROBERT SCHLESINGER is an author and journalist who has covered intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. His work has appeared in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Technology Review, and Smithsonian magazine. He lives in New York City. Table of Contents SpycraftForewordPrefaceOfficial Message from the CIASection I. At The Beggining1. My Hair Stood on End2. We Must Be RuthlessSection II. Playing Catch-Up3. The Penkovsky Era4. Beyond Penkovsky5. Bring in the Engineers6. Building Better GadgetsSection III. In The Passing Lane7. Moving Through the Gap8. The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (and Shield)9. Fire in the Arctic10. A Dissident at Heart11. An Operation Called CKTAWSection IV. Let The Walls Have Ears12. Cold Beer, Cheap Hotels, and a Voltmeter13. Progress in a New Era14. The Age of Bond Arrives15. Genius Is Where You Find ItSection V. Prison, Bullet, Passport, Bomb16. Conspicuous Fortitude, Exemplary Courage in a Cuban Jail17. War by Any Other Name18. Con Men, Fabricators, and Forgers19. Tracking Terrorist SnakesSection VI. Fundamentals Of Tradecraft20. Assessment21. Cover and Disguise22. Concealments23. Clandestine Surveillance24. Covert Communications25. Spies and the Age of InformationEpilogue: An Uncommon ServiceAppendix A: U.S. Clandestine Services and OTS Organizational GenealogyAppendix B: Selected Chronology of OTSAppendix C: Directors of OTSAppendix D: CIA Trailblazers from OTSAppendix E: Pseudonyms of CIA Officers UsedAppendix F: Instructions to Decipher the Official Message from the CIA on page xxvGlossaryNotesSelected BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex Review "Reveals more concrete information about CIA tradecraft than any book."—The Washington Times"This is a story I thought could never be told."—James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence"The first comprehensive look at the technical achievements of American espionage from the 1940s to the present."—Wired Review Quote "Reveals more concrete information about CIA tradecraft than any book." - The Washington Times "This is a story I thought could never be told." -James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence "The first comprehensive look at the technical achievements of American espionage from the 1940s to the present." - Wired Excerpt from Book SECTION I: AT THE BEGINNING Chapter 1: My Hair Stood on End The weapons of secrecy have no place in an ideal world. --Sir William Stephenson, A Man Called Intrepid On a quiet autumn evening in 1942, as World War II raged across Europe and Asia, two men sat in one of Washingtons most stately homes discussing a type of warfare very different from that of high-altitude bombers and infantry assaults. The host, Colonel William J. Donovan, known as "Wild Bill" since his days as an officer during World War I, was close to sixty. A war hero whose valor had earned him the Medal of Honor, Donovan was now back in uniform. Donovan responded to the call to duty and put aside a successful Wall Street law practice to become Director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Americas first spymaster. Donovans guest, for whom he graciously poured sherry, was Stanley Platt Lovell. A New Englander in his early fifties, Lovell was an American success story. Orphaned at an early age, he worked his way through Cornell University to ascend the ranks of business and science by sheer determination and ingenuity. As president of the Lovell Chemical Company, he held more than seventy patents, though still described himself as a "sauce pan chemist." Donovan understood that the fight against the Axis powers required effective intelligence operations along with a new style of clandestine warfare. Just as important, he appreciated the role men like Lovell could play in those operations. "I need every subtle device and every underhanded trick to use against the Germans and the Japanese--by our own people--but especially by the underground in the occupied countries," he had told Lovell a few days earlier. "Youll have to invent them all... because youre going to be my man." The wartime job offered to the mild-mannered chemist was to head the Research and Development (R&D) Branch of the OSS, a role Donovan compared to that of Professor Moriarty, the criminal mastermind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes stories. Lovell, although initially intrigued by the offer, was now having doubts and came to Donovans Georgetown home to express those reservations. He had been in government service since that spring at a civilian agency called the National Development and Research Committee (NDRC). Created by President Roosevelt at the urging of a group of prominent scientists and engineers, the NDRCs mission was to look into new weapons for what seemed to be Americas inevitable entry into the war. Lovell had joined the NDRC to act as liaison--a bridge--between the military, academics, and business. But what Donovan proposed now was something altogether different. The mantle of Professor Moriarty was, at best, a dubious distinction. An undisputed genius, the fictional Moriarty earned the grudging respect of Holmes by secretly ruling a vast criminal empire of Londons underworld with brutal efficiency and ingenuity. In his role as Professor Moriarty of the OSS, Lovell would oversee the creation of a clandestine arsenal that would include everything from satchel concealments to carry secret documents and subminiature spy cameras to specialized weapons and explosives. These were the weapons to be used in a war fought not by American troops in uniform, but by soldiers of underground resistance movements, spies, and saboteurs. Spying and sabotage were unfamiliar territory for both America and Lovell, who had made his fortune developing chemicals for shoe and clothing manufacturers. America, Lovell believed, did not resort to the subterfuge of espionage or the mayhem of sabotage. When the United States looked into the mirror of its own mythology, it did not see spies skulking in the shadows of back alleys; instead, it saw men like Donovan, who faced the enemy in combat on the front lines. "The American people are a nation of extroverts. We tell everything and rather glory in it," he explained to Donovan. "A Professor Moriarty is as un-American as sin is unpopular at a revival meeting. Id relish the assignment, Colonel, but dirty tricks are simply not tolerated in the American code of ethics." Donovan, as Lovell would later write, answered succinctly. "Dont be so goddamn na Details ISBN0452295475 Author George J. Tenet Short Title SPYCRAFT Language English ISBN-10 0452295475 ISBN-13 9780452295476 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2009 Imprint Plume Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2009-05-26 NZ Release Date 2009-05-26 US Release Date 2009-05-26 UK Release Date 2009-05-26 Pages 624 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2009-05-26 Subtitle The Secret History of the CIAs Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda DEWEY 327.1273 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:17580763;

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