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Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,911
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Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond (Hardcover): Jefferson Adams

Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond (Hardcover)

Jefferson Adams

Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

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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.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: The Making of the Contemporary World
Release date: August 2014
First published: 2015
Authors: Jefferson Adams
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-78206-7
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 0-415-78206-6
Barcode: 9780415782067

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