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Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence
Nigel West
Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence #4
Scarecrow Press
June 2006
On Sale: June 1, 2006
360 pages ISBN: 081085578X EAN: 9780810855786 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Once dubbed espionage, the practice of intelligence has
never been more important nor more sophisticated than it is
today. Its coming-of-age began during World War II, which
saw the birth of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in
the United States and the XX Committee to supervise the
activities of double agents in Great Britain, and during the
Cold War, where its rapid technological advances forever
changed intelligence-gathering methods. Today, with the
growing concern for terrorism, intelligence is more vital
than ever and is needed not only by major powers but
virtually all countries.
In this time of change, it
is essential to consider the evolution of intelligence, and
how well it is coping at present. That, among other things,
is the contribution of the Historical Dictionary of
International Intelligence. Author Nigel West's second
contribution to the series includes a list of acronyms, a
chronology, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced
dictionary entries on the agencies and agents, the
operations and equipment, the tradecraft and jargon, and
many of the countries involved. No military reference
collection is complete without it.
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