Espionage, European, Political Science, United States, Military 

Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivaled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's post-Cold War world, offering an unsurpassed overview of the role of modern intelligence in every part of the globe. From spies and secret agents to the latest high-tech wizardry in signals and imagery surveillance, it provides fascinating, in-depth coverage of important operations of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, and French intelligence services, and much more. All the key elements of modern intelligence activity are here. An expert whose books have received high marks from the intelligence and military communities, Jeffrey Richelson covers the crucial role of spy technology from the days of Marconi and the Wright Brothers to today's dazzling array of Space Age satellites, aircraft, and ground stations. He provides vivid portraits of spymasters, spies, and defectors--including Sidney Reilly, Herbert Yardley, Kim Philby, James Angleton, Markus Wolf, Reinhard Gehlen, Vitaly Yurchenko, Jonathan Pollard, and many others. Richelson paints a colorfulportrait of World War I's spies and sabateurs, and illuminates the secret maneuvering that helped determine the outcome of the war on land, at sea, and on the diplomatic front; he investigates the enormous importance of intelligence operations in both the European and Pacific theaters in World WarII, from the work of Allied and Nazi agents to the "black magic" of U.S. and British code breakers; and he gives us a complete overview of intelligence during the length of the Cold War, from superpower espionage and spy scandals to covert action and secret wars. A final chapter probes thestill-evolving role of intelligence work in the new world of disorder and ethnic conflict, from the high-tech wonders of the Gulf War to the surprising involvement of the French government in industrial espionage. Comprehensive, authoritative, and addictively readable, A Century of Spies is filled with new information on a variety of subjects--from the activities of the American Black Chamber in the 1920s to intelligence collection during the Cuban missile crisis to Soviet intelligence and covert actionoperations. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in military history, espionage and adventure, and world affairs.  

Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivalled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's post-Cold War world, offering an unsurpassed overview of the role of modern intelligence in every part of the globe. From spies and secret agents to the latest high-tech wizardry in signals and imagery surveillance, it provides fascinating, in-depth coverage of important operations of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, and French intelligence services, and much more. All the key elements of modern intelligence activity are here. An expert whose books have received high marks from the intelligence and military communities, Jeffrey Richelson covers the crucial role of spy technology from the days of Marconi and the Wright Brothers to today's dazzling array of Space Age satellites, aircraft, and ground stations. He provides vivid portraits of spymasters, spies, and defectors--including Sidney Reilly, Herbert Yardley, Kim Philby, James Angleton, Markus Wolf, Reinhard Gehlen, Vitaly Yurchenko, Jonathan Pollard, and many others. Richelson paints a colorful portrait of World War I's spies and sabateurs, and illuminates the secret maneuvering that helped determine the outcome of the war on land, at sea, and on the diplomatic front; he investigates the enormous importance of intelligence operations in both the European and Pacific theaters in World War II, from the work of Allied and Nazi agents to the "black magic" of U.S. and British code breakers; and he gives us a complete overview of intelligence during the length of the Cold War, from superpower espionage and spy scandals to covert action and secret wars. A final chapter probes the still-evolving role of intelligence work in the new world of disorder and ethnic conflict, from the high-tech wonders of the Gulf War to the surprising involvement of the French government in industrial espionage. Comprehensive, authoritative, and addictively readable, A Century of Spies is filled with new information on a variety of subjects--from the activities of the American Black Chamber in the 1920s to intelligence collection during the Cuban missile crisis to Soviet intelligence and covert action operations. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in military history, espionage and adventure, and world affairs. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS

1 A Shady Profession .......................................p. 3
2 The Great War: Spies and Saboteurs ..............p. 18
3 Spies in the Great War: Eyes and Ears ............p. 31
4 Lenin's Spies ...............................................p. 47
5 Spies between the Wars: 1919-1929 ..............p. 64
6 Spies between the Wars: 1930-1939 ..............p. 79
II The Second World War ..................................... p. 101
7 Intelligence and the Onset of War .................. p. 103
8 Spies and Counterspies .................................p. 124
9 The Wrecking Crews .....................................p. 145
10 Aerial Spies .................................................p. 157
11 Black Magic .................................................p. 173
12 Knowing the Enemy ..................................... p. 197
III The Cold War Era and Beyond ........................... p. 213
13 New Adversaries ......................................... p. 215
14 New Players ................................................ p. 232
15 Secret Wars ................................................ p. 244
16 Superpower Espionage ................................. p. 256
17 Spies and Moles ...........................................p. 272
18 Technological Espionage ................................p. 293
19 Crisis Intelligence .........................................p. 310
20 The Technical Revolution Continues .................p. 328
21 Penetrations, Sunken Subs, and Sudden Death .p. 342
22 Elusive Truths ..............................................p. 360
23 A New Decade ..............................................p. 373
24 The Year of the Spy .......................................p. 388
25 End of an Era ................................................p. 404
26 A New World of Disorder .................................p. 416
Abbreviations Used in the Notes ...........................p. 433
Notes ................................................................p. 435