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In 1992, Vasili Mitrokhin, a former KGB archivist, snuck out of
Russia carrying with him a vast cache of transcriptions of
top-secret KGB intelligence files. The FBI later described his
trove of documents as "the most complete and extensive intelligence
ever achieved from any source." Renowned historian Christopher
Andrew had exclusive access to both Mitrokhin and his archive. In
1999, they published the explosive bestseller The Sword and the
Shield, which provided a complete account of KGB operations in
Europe and America. In The World Was Going Our Way, Andrew now
chronicles the KGB's extensive penetration of governments
throughout the Third World-the battlefield on which the U.S.S.R.
sought to achieve global supremacy. Andrew's definitive account
fundamentally revises the history of the Cold War, and sheds new
light on the state of the world today. The KGB worked tirelessly
for decades to foster anti-Americanism in the developing world,
making this book essential reading for anyone seeking to understand
the intractable hostility America faces in the ongoing war on
terror.
Updated second edition published by the CIA's Center for the Study
of Intelligence. Getting To Know the President by John Helgerson
makes a singular contribution to the literature of intelligence by
describing this important process of information sharing between
the IC and the chief executive. First published in 1996 and now
revised and updated to include accounts of intelligence support to
candidates and presidents-elect in the three elections between then
and 2004, Helgerson's study provides unique insights into the
mechanics and content of the briefings, the interaction of the
participants, and the briefings' effect on the relationships
presidents have had with their intelligence services. His
observations on how and what to brief during the campaign and
transition periods are essential reading for members of the
community charged with that responsibility in the future and
seeking to learn from the best practices of their predecessors.
Despite publicity given to the successes of British and American
codebreakers during the Second World War, the study of signals
intelligence is still complicated by governmental secrecy over even
the most elderly peacetime sigint. This book, first published in
1986, lifts the veil on some of these historical secrets.
Christopher Andrew and Keith Neilson cast new light on how Tsarist
codebreakers penetrated British code and cypher systems. John
Chapman's study of German military codebreaking represents a major
advance in our understanding of cryptanalysis during the Weimar
Republic. The history of the Government Code and Cypher School -
forerunner of today's GCHQ - by its operational head, the late A.G.
Denniston, provides both a general assessment of the achievements
of British cryptanalysis between the wars and a tantalising glimpse
of what historians may one day find in GCHQ's forbidden archives.
The distinguished cryptanalyst of Bletchley Park, the late Gordon
Welchman, describes in detail how the Ultra programme defeated the
German Enigma machine, while another Bletchley Park cryptographer,
Christopher Morris, reminds us in his account of the valuable work
on hand cyphers that wartime sigint consisted of much more than
Ultra. Roger Austin's study of surveillance under the Vichy regime
shows the continuing importance of older and simpler methods of
message interception such as letter-opening. Taken together, the
articles establish sigint as an essential field of study for both
the modern historian and the political scientist.
A vastly entertaining and unique history of spying and showbiz,
from the Elizabethan age to the Cold War and beyond.
'Perfect...read as you settle into James Bond on Christmas
afternoon' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 2021 Throughout
history, there has been a lively crossover between show business
and espionage. While one relies on publicity and the other on
secrecy both require high levels of creative thinking,
improvisation, disguise and role-play. This crossover has produced
some of the most extraordinary undercover agents and, occasionally,
disastrous and dangerous failures. Stars and Spies is the first
history of the interplay between the two worlds, written by two
experts in their fields. We travel back to the golden age of
theatre and intelligence in the reign of Elizabeth I and onwards
into the Restoration. We visit Civil War America, Tsarist Russia
and fin de siecle Paris where some writers, actors and entertainers
become vital agents, while others are put under surveillance. And
as the story moves through the twentieth century and beyond,
showbiz provides essential cover for agents to gather information
while hiding in plain sight. At the same time, spying enters
mainstream popular culture, in books, film and on TV. Starring an
astonishing cast including Christopher Marlowe, Aphra Behn,
Voltaire, Mata Hari, Harpo Marx, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene,
Noel Coward, Alexander Korda, John le Carre and many others, Stars
and Spies is a highly enjoyable examination of the fascinating
links between the intelligence services and show business.
Despite publicity given to the successes of British and American
codebreakers during the Second World War, the study of signals
intelligence is still complicated by governmental secrecy over even
the most elderly peacetime sigint. This book, first published in
1986, lifts the veil on some of these historical secrets.
Christopher Andrew and Keith Neilson cast new light on how Tsarist
codebreakers penetrated British code and cypher systems. John
Chapman's study of German military codebreaking represents a major
advance in our understanding of cryptanalysis during the Weimar
Republic. The history of the Government Code and Cypher School -
forerunner of today's GCHQ - by its operational head, the late A.G.
Denniston, provides both a general assessment of the achievements
of British cryptanalysis between the wars and a tantalising glimpse
of what historians may one day find in GCHQ's forbidden archives.
The distinguished cryptanalyst of Bletchley Park, the late Gordon
Welchman, describes in detail how the Ultra programme defeated the
German Enigma machine, while another Bletchley Park cryptographer,
Christopher Morris, reminds us in his account of the valuable work
on hand cyphers that wartime sigint consisted of much more than
Ultra. Roger Austin's study of surveillance under the Vichy regime
shows the continuing importance of older and simpler methods of
message interception such as letter-opening. Taken together, the
articles establish sigint as an essential field of study for both
the modern historian and the political scientist.
During the Second World War and the subsequent Cold War, foreign
agents conducted intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and subversive
operations inside neutral countries aimed at damaging their
opponents' interests. The essays contained in this collection
analyze the risks of espionage operations on neutral soil as well
as the dangers such covert activities posed for the governments of
neutral states. In striving to avoid involvement in the firing line
of the Second World War or the front line of the Cold War, the
contributors argue that neutral states developed security policies
that focused on protecting their own sovereignty without provoking
overt hostility from any of the great powers. This collection
describes how the warring parties engaged in competition on neutral
territory and analyzes how neutral governments rose to the
existential challenge posed by international spies, their own venal
officials, and even foreign assassins.
This edited volume offers a comparative and interdisciplinary
analysis of interrogation and questioning in war and conflict in
the twentieth century. Despite the current public interest and its
military importance, interrogation and questioning in conflict is
still a largely under-researched theme. This volume's
methodological thrust is to select historical case studies ranging
in time from the Great War to the conflicts in former Yugoslavia,
and including the Second World War, decolonization, the Cold War,
the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland and international justice cases
in The Hague, each of which raises interdisciplinary issues about
the role of interrogation. These case-studies were selected because
they resurface previously unexplored sources on the topic, or
revisit known cases which allow us to analyse the role of
interrogation and questioning in intelligence, security and
military operations. Written by a group of experts from a range of
disciplines including history, intelligence, psychology, law and
human rights, Interrogation in War and Conflict provides a study of
the main turning points in interrogation and questioning in
twentieth-century conflicts, over a wide geographical area. The
collection also looks at issues such as the extent of the use of
harsh techniques, the value of interrogation to military
intelligence, security and international justice, the development
of interrogation as a separate profession in intelligence, as well
as the relationship between interrogation and questioning and wider
society. This book will be of much interest to students of
intelligence studies, strategic studies, counter-terrorism,
international justice, history and IR in general.
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective. Despite the
discoveries of recent research, there is still much more to be
revealed about the handling of nuclear weapons before and during
the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC). Featuring contributions from a
number of eminent international scholars of nuclear history,
intelligence, espionage, political science and Cold War studies, An
International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis reviews and
reflects on one of the critical moments of the Cold War, focussing
on three key areas. First, the volume highlights the importance of
memory as an essential foundation of historical understanding and
demonstrates how events that rely only on historical records can
provide misleading accounts. This focus on memory extends the scope
of the existing literature by exploring hitherto neglected aspects
of the CMC, including an analysis of the operational aspects of
Bomber Command activity, explored through recollections of the
aircrews that challenge accounts based on official records. The
editors then go on to explore aspects of intelligence whose
achievements and failings have increasingly been recognised to be
of central importance to the origins, dynamics and outcomes of the
missile crisis. Studies of hitherto neglected organisations such as
the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the British Joint
Intelligence Committee (JIC) both extend our understanding of
British and American intelligence machinery in this period and
enrich our understanding of key episodes and assessments in the
missile crisis. Finally, the book explores the risk of nuclear war
and looks at how close we came to nuclear conflict. The risk of
inadvertent use of nuclear weapons is evaluated and a new proposed
framework for the analysis of nuclear risk put forward. This volume
will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies,
international history, foreign policy, security studies and IR in
general.
During the Second World War and the subsequent Cold War, foreign
agents conducted intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and subversive
operations inside neutral countries aimed at damaging their
opponents' interests. The essays contained in this collection
analyze the risks of espionage operations on neutral soil as well
as the dangers their covert activities posed for the governments of
neutral states. In striving to avoid involvement in the firing line
of the Second World War or the front line of the Cold War, the
contributors argue that neutral states developed security policies
that focused on protecting their own sovereignty without provoking
overt hostility from any of the great powers. This collection
describes how the warring parties engaged in competition on neutral
territory and analyzes how neutral governments rose to the
existential challenge posed by international spies, their own venal
officials, and even foreign assassins.
From the co-author of KGB: The Inside Story and an acknowledged authority on the subject comes "the most important book ever written about American intelligence."--David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers and Hitler's Spies
Eternal Vigilance? seeks to offer reinterpretations of some of the
major established themes in CIA history such as its origins,
foundations, its treatment of the Soviet threat, the Iranian
revolution and the accountability of the agency. The book also
opens new areas of research such as foreign liaison, relations with
the scientific community, use of scientific and technical research
and economic intelligence. The articles are both by well-known
scholars in the field and young researchers at the beginning of
their academic careers. Contributors come almost equally from both
sides of the Atlantic. All draw, to varying degrees, on recently
declassified documents and newly-available archives and, as the
final chapter seeks to show, all point the way to future research.
This edited volume offers a comparative and interdisciplinary
analysis of interrogation and questioning in war and conflict in
the twentieth century. Despite the current public interest and its
military importance, interrogation and questioning in conflict is
still a largely under-researched theme. This volume's
methodological thrust is to select historical case studies ranging
in time from the Great War to the conflicts in former Yugoslavia,
and including the Second World War, decolonization, the Cold War,
the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland and international justice cases
in The Hague, each of which raises interdisciplinary issues about
the role of interrogation. These case-studies were selected because
they resurface previously unexplored sources on the topic, or
revisit known cases which allow us to analyse the role of
interrogation and questioning in intelligence, security and
military operations. Written by a group of experts from a range of
disciplines including history, intelligence, psychology, law and
human rights, Interrogation in War and Conflict provides a study of
the main turning points in interrogation and questioning in
twentieth-century conflicts, over a wide geographical area. The
collection also looks at issues such as the extent of the use of
harsh techniques, the value of interrogation to military
intelligence, security and international justice, the development
of interrogation as a separate profession in intelligence, as well
as the relationship between interrogation and questioning and wider
society. This book will be of much interest to students of
intelligence studies, strategic studies, counter-terrorism,
international justice, history and IR in general.
The Sword and the Shield is based on one of the most extraordinary
intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level
KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has
described, after close examination, as the "most complete and
extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Its presence
in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhage of the KGB's
secrets and reveals for the first time the full extent of its
worldwide network.Vasili Mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked
in the KGB archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly
classified files every day for twelve years. In 1992, a U.S. ally
succeeded in exfiltrating the KGB officer and his entire archive
out of Moscow. The archive covers the entire period from the
Bolshevik Revolution to the 1980s and includes revelations
concerning almost every country in the world. But the KGB's main
target, of course, was the United States.Though there is top-secret
material on almost every country in the world, the United States is
at the top of the list. As well as containing many fascinating
revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of
the twentieth century.Among the topics and revelations explored
are: The KGB's covert operations in the United States and
throughout the West, some of which remain dangerous today. KGB
files on Oswald and the JFK assassination that Boris Yeltsin almost
certainly has no intention of showing President Clinton. The KGB's
attempts to discredit civil rights leader in the 1960s, including
its infiltration of the inner circle of a key leader. The KGB's use
of radio intercept posts in New York and Washington, D.C., in the
1970s to intercept high-level U.S. government communications. The
KGB's attempts to steal technological secrets from major U.S.
aerospace and technology corporations. KGB covert operations
against former President Ronald Reagan, which began five years
before he became president. KGB spies who successfully posed as
U.S. citizens under a series of ingenious disguises, including
several who attained access to the upper echelons of New York
society.
The second edition of Secret Intelligence: A Reader brings together
key essays from the field of intelligence studies, blending classic
works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing
with current issues and ongoing debates about the future of
intelligence. Secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher
profile. The events of 9/11, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the missing WMD controversy, public debates over prisoner
interrogation, together with the revelations of figures such as
Edward Snowden, recent cyber attacks and the rise of 'hybrid
warfare' have all contributed to make this a 'hot' subject over the
past two decades. Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing
books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field,
this book provides key readings and supporting material for
students and course convenors. It is divided into four main
sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article,
further reading suggestions and student questions: * The
intelligence cycle * Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security *
Ethics, accountability and secrecy * Intelligence and the new
warfare This new edition contains essays by leading scholars in the
field and will be essential reading for students of intelligence
studies, strategic studies, international security and political
science in general, and of interest to anyone wishing to understand
the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.
The second edition of Secret Intelligence: A Reader brings together
key essays from the field of intelligence studies, blending classic
works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing
with current issues and ongoing debates about the future of
intelligence. Secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher
profile. The events of 9/11, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the missing WMD controversy, public debates over prisoner
interrogation, together with the revelations of figures such as
Edward Snowden, recent cyber attacks and the rise of 'hybrid
warfare' have all contributed to make this a 'hot' subject over the
past two decades. Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing
books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field,
this book provides key readings and supporting material for
students and course convenors. It is divided into four main
sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article,
further reading suggestions and student questions: * The
intelligence cycle * Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security *
Ethics, accountability and secrecy * Intelligence and the new
warfare This new edition contains essays by leading scholars in the
field and will be essential reading for students of intelligence
studies, strategic studies, international security and political
science in general, and of interest to anyone wishing to understand
the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective. Despite the
discoveries of recent research, there is still much more to be
revealed about the handling of nuclear weapons before and during
the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC). Featuring contributions from a
number of eminent international scholars of nuclear history,
intelligence, espionage, political science and Cold War studies, An
International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis reviews and
reflects on one of the critical moments of the Cold War, focussing
on three key areas. First, the volume highlights the importance of
memory as an essential foundation of historical understanding and
demonstrates how events that rely only on historical records can
provide misleading accounts. This focus on memory extends the scope
of the existing literature by exploring hitherto neglected aspects
of the CMC, including an analysis of the operational aspects of
Bomber Command activity, explored through recollections of the
aircrews that challenge accounts based on official records. The
editors then go on to explore aspects of intelligence whose
achievements and failings have increasingly been recognised to be
of central importance to the origins, dynamics and outcomes of the
missile crisis. Studies of hitherto neglected organisations such as
the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the British Joint
Intelligence Committee (JIC) both extend our understanding of
British and American intelligence machinery in this period and
enrich our understanding of key episodes and assessments in the
missile crisis. Finally, the book explores the risk of nuclear war
and looks at how close we came to nuclear conflict. The risk of
inadvertent use of nuclear weapons is evaluated and a new proposed
framework for the analysis of nuclear risk put forward. This volume
will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies,
international history, foreign policy, security studies and IR in
general.
'The most comprehensive narrative of intelligence compiled ...
unrivalled' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Captivating, insightful and
masterly' Edward Lucas, The Times The history of espionage is far
older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long
history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The
first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of
Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there,
Christopher Andrew traces the shift in the ancient world from
divination to what we would recognize as attempts to gather real
intelligence in the conduct of military operations, and considers
how far ahead of the West - at that time - China and India were. He
charts the development of intelligence and security operations and
capacity through, amongst others, Renaissance Venice, Elizabethan
England, Revolutionary America, Napoleonic France, right up to
sophisticated modern activities of which he is the world's
best-informed interpreter. What difference have security and
intelligence operations made to course of history? Why have they so
often forgotten by later practitioners? This fascinating book
provides the answers.
'One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years' The Times
For years KGB operative Vasili Mitrokhin risked his life hiding
top-secret material from Russian secret service archives beneath
his family dacha. When he was exfiltrated to the West he took with
him what the FBI called 'the most complete and extensive
intelligence ever received from any source'. This extraordinary
bestselling book is the result. 'Co-authored in a brilliant
partnership by Christopher Andrew and the renegade Soviet archivist
himself ... This is a truly global expose of major KGB penetrations
throughout the Western world' The Times 'This tale of malevolent
spymasters, intricate tradecraft and cold-eyed betrayal reads like
a cold war novel' Time 'Sensational ... the most informed and
detailed study of Soviet subversive intrigues worldwide' Spectator
'The most comprehensive addition to the subject ever published'
Sunday Telegraph
This revealing selection of highly classified material provides a
fascinating inside look at the workings and the thinking of the
KGB. The informative commentary by Christopher Andrew is based on
joint analysis of the documents with Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB
colonel who had been working as a double agent for British
intelligence.
"This text is long overdue and timely. Carr and Broom have placed
the issues firmly in the broader context of the relationship
between our species and the others which share this planet with
us...As they argue it is possible for tourists and the travel and
tourism sector to take and exercise responsibility to drive change,
Carr and Broom's text helps us to understand the issues and the
context and to make better-informed choices." Harold Goodwin
Responsible Tourism Partnership Animals are among the most sought
after tourist attractions and the impact on them is a matter of
concern to an increasing number of people. Tourism and Animal
Welfare uniquely addresses the issue of animal welfare within the
tourism experience. It explores important foundations such as the
meaning of 'animal welfare' and its relation to ethics, animal
rights and human obligations to animals. It also explores the
nature and diversity of the position and role of animals within
tourism. 'Tales from the front line' is the section of the book
that provides the reader with the views and experiences of animal
welfare organisations, individual leaders, tourism industry
organisations and operators, and academic experts. These case
studies and opinion pieces will encourage the reader to consider
their own position regarding animals in tourism and their welfare.
The book: * is written by an authoritative author team that draws
from the fields of tourism studies (Neil Carr) and animal welfare
science (Donald Broom); * contains 14 case studies written by
internationally recognised experts and iconic individuals in the
field of animal welfare; * is written in an engaging style and
features full colour illustrations. From students and academics to
vets and those working within the tourism industry, this book will
provide an engaging and thought-provoking read. It will also appeal
to those with an interest in animal welfare, particularly in
relation to the tourism industry.
For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain
against enemy subversion. Their work has remained shrouded in
secrecy--until now. This first-ever authorized account reveals the
British Security Service as never before: its inner workings, its
clandestine operations, its failures and its triumphs.
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