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

Wallace, Robert; Melton, H. Keith; Schlesinger, Henry R.

ISBN 10: 0452295475 / ISBN 13: 9780452295476

Edité par Plume Books, 2009

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Synopsis :

In this first book ever written about the CIA's Office of Technical Services, former director Robert Wallace (a real-life Q, straight out of the James Bond films) and internationally renowned intelligence historian H Keith Melton offer an unprecedented look at the CIA's most secretive operations and the devices that made them possible.

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions - including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the current War on Terror - the authors show how the CIA carries out its missions employing amazingly inventive tools. Illustrated with images never before seen by the public - and featuring everything from micro cameras to wired kitties to exploding pancakes - Spycraft is both a fantastic encyclopedia of gadgetry and a revealing primer on the fundamentals of high-tech espionage.

À propos de l'auteur:

Robert Wallace is the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service

H Keith Melton is the technical tradecraft historian at the Inter-agency Training Center in Washington, DC.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Spycraft: The Secret History of the Cia's ...
Éditeur : Plume Books
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket