Great true spy stories (fülszöveg)
This collection of the world's great true spy adventuras ranges in time from Greek antiquity into the Cold War. Allen Dulles's unparalleled knowledge of the craft of intelligence and his deep interest over the years in the literature in this field guarantee the quality of the 39 selections.
The book is divided into sections representing the different elements of intelligence work, such as networks, counter espionage, double agents, penetration, evaluation, codes and ciphers, and the technology of espionage. The selections include accounts of elaborate military deceptions, underground exploits, defections, and clandestine encounters. There ara stories about spies and traitors from Benedict Arnold and Major André to Klaus Fuchs, Colonel Stig Wennerstrom and Harold (Kim) Philby.
Mr. Dulles has written a foreword to this collection in which he reviews the published literature of espionage, both historical and current. He also provides a preface for each section of the book and introductory material for each selection, drawn in part from his experiences in intelligence work.
"I have put the broadest possible ínterpretation on the words 'spy story,'" Mr. Dulles says, "not confining myself to espionage and the collection of intelligence, but including almost anything within the scope of secret intelligence operations anything, that is, that a modern intelligence organization might be called upon to do. . . . There is only one constant in all of these tales, one old-fashioned irreplaceable element that remains essential in the pursuit of our vitai intelligence objectives in the nuclear-missile age – the skill of the human being himself. Despite the new tools which science is now putting into the hands of the intelligence collector, it is still the human competence to operate the tools and to interpret the product which remains the decisive element in the intelligence equation today."
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