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Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda
by Robert Wallace, H Keith Melton, Henry Robert Schlesinger
from Tantor Media

Features:

• Audiobook
• CD
• Unabridged

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Tradecraft Secrets Galore
  Reading this book is like having a long conversation with "Q" from the James Bond movies. Because of the author's security clearance the CIA only approved the first 3 chapters of SPYCRAFT. After a legal battle they caved and allowed almost the entire book to be published...all 25 chapters, almost 600 pages! Chapters 20-25 are worth 10 times the price of the book, and could have been a book in themselves. These chapters contain the real secrets of spying and espionage. I can easily understand why the CIA... more info

• Spycraft: Superb and Fascinating History!
  For anyone fascinated by the true world of espionage, Spycraft is a fabulous book, rich in detail, history, and gadgetry! Wonderfully written and superbly researched, Spycraft is an astonishing history of the tools of the trade. There are insights and surprises on nearly every page, even for the most well-read historian of the intelligence world. Having dozens of books on the world of espionage in my library, this is one of my favorites. If you love the gadgetry of "Q" from the world of 007, this book is a... more info

• The Histriography of Spycraft
  Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton with Henry R. Schlesinger, foreword by George J. Tenet. Dutton, $29.95 (576p) ISBN 978-0-525-94980-0
  Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton wrote Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spycraft is a great book that depicts the collective historiography of the CIA's Office of Technical Service (OTS) department. Wallace and Melton both have a wealth of information concerning clandestine work in... more info

• lacks technical aspects
  I was hoping for a lot with a 5 star amzn rating but unfortunately I only got through half of the book because it failed to meet those expectations. I was hoping for a technical presentation of clandestine affairs. If the author was going to describe a particular stakeout and audio operation I was hoping it would be presented with maps, technical layouts, and diagrams of devices such that the detail would justify another book in this area. What I got was a shallow examination of multiple operations where... more info

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