Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond The Making of the Contemporary World Series
Auteur : Adams Jefferson
Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond looks at the many events, personalities, and controversies in the field of intelligence and espionage since the end of World War II. A crucial but often neglected topic, strategic intelligence took on added significance during the protracted struggle of the Cold War.
In this accessible volume, Jefferson Adams places these important developments in their historical context, taking a global approach to themes including
- various undertakings from both sides in the Cold War, with emphasis on covert action and deception operations
- controversial episodes involving Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Poland, and Afghanistan as well as numerous lesser known occurrences.
- three Cold War spy profiles which explore the role of human psychology in intelligence work
- the technological dimension
- spies in fiction, film and television
- developments in the intelligence organizations of both sides in the decade following the fall of the Berlin wall
Supplemented by suggestions for further reading, a glossary of key terms, and a timeline of important events, this is an essential read for all those interested in the modern history of espionage.
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 The Players
3 The Early Years
4 The Struggle Deepens
5 Three Profiles of Cold War Spies
6 Espionage in Fiction and Film
7 The Climax of the Cold War
8 The Aftermath
Notes
Glossary
Chronology
Suggested further reading
Index
Jefferson Adams is professor of European history at Sarah Lawrence College. His publications include Beyond the Wall: Memoirs of an East and West German Spy (ed., 1992) and Historical Dictionary of German Intelligence (2009). He is also the senior editor of The International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
Date de parution : 08-2014
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 08-2014
13.8x21.6 cm
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Mots-clés :
Strategic Intelligence; Cold War; Espionage; Spies; Eastern Europe; USA; Communism; Britain; Agent; Central Intelligence Agency; Germany; Soviet Union; Nuclear; Cuba; Chile; Nicaragua; covert action; Jefferson Adams; West Germany; Karol Wojtyla; Communist Security Apparatus; Communist Party USA; NATO Capital; CIA’s Advice; Vasili Mitrokhin; CIA Inspector General; Top Secret; CIA Employee; CIA Personnel; CIA Assessment; Federal Bureau Of Investigation; CIA Chief; FSB Director; Venona Decryptions; NATO Exercise; CIA Document; Lustration Law; Markus Wolf; CIA Staff; South Vietnamese; Foreign Broadcast Information Service; Anglo-American Intelligence Relationship; CIA Operative