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Pluto Press Keenie Meenie The British Mercenaries Who Got
Book SynopsisAn explosive account of a secret group of mercenaries based on newly declassified documents.Trade Review'An excellent book' - Military History Matters'The pace and narrative are Le Carre-esque, but made even more compelling by the fact that the events are true' - Joe Glenton, ForcesWatch'Lifts the lid on KMS's activities and the men behind it' - Daily Mail'Very, very explosive' - Qasa Alom, BBC Asian Network'The UK's most important investigative journalist' - Mark Curtis, author of Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam'Remarkable' - Paul Rogers, Open Democracy'Miller pilots you into a twilight world, where the pioneers of a rapacious industry blaze a trail of death and destruction across the continents, with a nod and a wink from Whitehall. This is the riveting story of HMG’s dirty secret service: an investigative tour de force' - Jonathan Miller, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News'Draws forensic inferences to create leads and story-trails' -- Irish Times'Compelling and accessible' -- CounterfireTable of ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations Map of the Arabian Peninsula Map of Sri Lanka Timeline Photographs Acknowledgements Prologue Introduction: Return of the Privateers 1. White Sultan of Oman 2. Bodyguards and Business Building 3. Teenage Rebellions 4. The Upside Down Jeep 5. Oliver North’s British Mercenary 6. The Exploding Hospital 7. Mercenaries and Mujahideen 8. The English Pilot 9. Grenades in Wine Glasses 10. Bugger Off My Land! Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press The Nuclear Spies
Book SynopsisWhy did the US intelligence services fail so spectacularly to know about the Soviet Union''s nuclear capabilities following World War II? As Vince Houghton, historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, shows us, that disastrous failure came just a few years after the Manhattan Project''s intelligence team had penetrated the Third Reich and knew every detail of the Nazi ''s plan for an atomic bomb. What changed and what went wrong?Houghton''s delightful retelling of this fascinating case of American spy ineffectiveness in the then new field of scientific intelligence provides us with a new look at the early years of the Cold War. During that time, scientific intelligence quickly grew to become a significant portion of the CIA budget as it struggled to contend with the incredible advance in weapons and other scientific discoveries immediately after World War II. As The Nuclear Spies shows, the abilities of the Soviet Union''s scientists, its rTrade ReviewIn this neat, enthralling study, Houghton wonders why this successful intelligence operation was followed by the failure to anticipate the first Soviet nuclear test in August 1949. * Foreign Affairs *A great read: Concise, fact-packed, laden with fascinating anecdotes, and chock full of insights... This book is for everyone, intelligence expert and layperson alike. A page turner. * The Cipher Brief *As Vince Houghton reports in this beautifully written and well-researched history, the American scientific and strategic community believed they were in a race with Nazi physics, and they had a nagging fear that they might not win that race. The Nuclear Spies explores the administrative, scientific, logistical, and intelligence aspects of the effort to collect, analyze, and disseminate information about a weapon that at the time was neither fully understood nor developed. * International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence *Vince Houghton has written an engaging and well-researched book focusing on the U.S. effort to gather scientific intelligence on the German atomic bomb program during World War II. Houghton expands his scope beyond the war to demonstrate that the scientific and atomic intelligence bureaucracy designed during the war withered in the immediate postwar era. * The Journal of American History *[A] useful introduction to the field of scientific intelligence. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Principal Uncertainty 1. A Reasonable Fear: The U.S. (Mis)Perception of the German Nuclear Program 2. Making Something out of Nothing: The Creation of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence 3. Alsos: The Mission to Solve the Mystery of the German Bomb 4. Transitions: From the German Threat to the Soviet Menace 5. Regression: The Postwar Devolution of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence 6. Whistling in the Dark: The U.S. (Mis)Perception of the Soviet Nuclear Program Conclusion: Credit Where Credit Is Due Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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Stanford University Press Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making: The
Book SynopsisCanada is a key member of the world's most important international intelligence-sharing partnership, the Five Eyes, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Until now, few scholars have looked beyond the US to study how effectively intelligence analysts support policy makers, who rely on timely, forward-thinking insights to shape high-level foreign, national security, and defense policy. Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making provides the first in-depth look at the relationship between intelligence and policy in Canada. Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin, both former analysts in the Canadian national security sector, conducted seventy in-depth interviews with serving and retired policy and intelligence practitioners, at a time when Canada's intelligence community underwent sweeping institutional changes. Juneau and Carvin provide critical recommendations for improving intelligence performance in supporting policy—with implications for other countries that, like Canada, are not superpowers but small or mid-sized countries in need of intelligence that supports their unique interests. Trade Review"Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making is much more than a wire diagram of Canadian intelligence organizations. Carvin and Juneau reveal what analysts think about their work and how they interact with policy makers. Their answers are fascinating for students of intelligence, international relations, and Canadian national security policy."—Joshua Rovner, American University"Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin offer an excellent and comprehensive assessment of the intelligence function in Canada and how it can continue to mature to guide sound policy making. A much-needed publication at a time when intelligence is at a premium to help guide the country in a challenging world."—Daniel Jean, former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada
£92.80
Stanford University Press Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making: The
Book SynopsisCanada is a key member of the world's most important international intelligence-sharing partnership, the Five Eyes, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Until now, few scholars have looked beyond the US to study how effectively intelligence analysts support policy makers, who rely on timely, forward-thinking insights to shape high-level foreign, national security, and defense policy. Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making provides the first in-depth look at the relationship between intelligence and policy in Canada. Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin, both former analysts in the Canadian national security sector, conducted seventy in-depth interviews with serving and retired policy and intelligence practitioners, at a time when Canada's intelligence community underwent sweeping institutional changes. Juneau and Carvin provide critical recommendations for improving intelligence performance in supporting policy—with implications for other countries that, like Canada, are not superpowers but small or mid-sized countries in need of intelligence that supports their unique interests. Trade Review"Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making is much more than a wire diagram of Canadian intelligence organizations. Carvin and Juneau reveal what analysts think about their work and how they interact with policy makers. Their answers are fascinating for students of intelligence, international relations, and Canadian national security policy."—Joshua Rovner, American University"Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin offer an excellent and comprehensive assessment of the intelligence function in Canada and how it can continue to mature to guide sound policy making. A much-needed publication at a time when intelligence is at a premium to help guide the country in a challenging world."—Daniel Jean, former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada
£23.79
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Intelligence in An Insecure World
Book SynopsisSecurity intelligence continues to be of central importance to the contemporary world: individuals, organizations and states all seek timely and actionable intelligence in order to increase their sense of security. But what exactly is intelligence? Who seeks to develop it and to what ends? How can we ensure that intelligence is not abused? In this third edition of their classic text, Peter Gill and Mark Phythian set out a comprehensive framework for the study of intelligence, discussing how states organize the collection and analysis of information in order to produce intelligence, how it is acted upon, why it may fail and how the process should be governed in order to uphold democratic rights. Fully revised and updated throughout, the book covers recent developments, including the impact of the Snowden leaks on the role of intelligence agencies in Internet and social media surveillance and in defensive and offensive cyber operations, and the legal and political arrangements for democratic control. The role of intelligence as part of ‘hybrid’ warfare in the case of Russia and Ukraine is also explored, and the problems facing intelligence in the realm of counterterrorism is considered in the context of the recent wave of attacks in Western Europe. Intelligence in an Insecure World is an authoritative and accessible guide to a rapidly expanding area of inquiry – one that everyone has an interest in understanding.Trade Review"This excellent survey by two leaders in the field is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand intelligence, secrecy and surveillance, together with its linkage to issues of democratic rights and civil liberties."—Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick "Peter Gill and Mark Phythian capture an increasingly vibrant field in way that is both sophisticated and accessible. This third edition engages with the latest theoretical and policy debates on intelligence based on contemporary and diverse cases."—Damien Van Puyvelde, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsList of Figures, Tables and Boxes Preface Abbreviations 1. What is Intelligence? 2. How Do We Understand Intelligence? 3. Who does Intelligence? 4. How do they gather information? 5. How is information turned into intelligence? 6. What do they do with intelligence? 7 Why Does Intelligence Fail? 8 How democratic can intelligence be? 9 Intelligence for a more secure world? Notes Selected Further Reading
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University of Calgary Press Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security
Book SynopsisThe emergence of COVID-19 has raised urgent and important questions about the role of Canadian intelligence and national security within a global health crisis. Some argue that the effects of COVID-19 on Canada represent an intelligence failure, or a failure of early warning. Others argue that the role of intelligence and national security in matters of health is—and should—remain limited. At the same time, traditional security threats have rapidly evolved, themselves impacted and influenced by the global pandemic.Stress Tested brings together leading experts to examine the role of Canada's national security and intelligence community in anticipating, responding to, and managing a global public welfare emergency. This interdisciplinary collection offers a clear-eyed view of successes, failures, and lessons learned in Canada's pandemic response.Addressing topics including supply chain disruptions, infrastructure security, the ethics of surveillance within the context of pandemic response, the threats and potential threats of digital misinformation and fringe beliefs, and the challenges of maintaining security and intelligence operations during an ongoing pandemic, Stress Tested is essential reading for anyone interested in the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of Contents IntroductionAmarnath Amarasingam, Thomas Juneau and Leah West Part 1: Threats They Got it All Under Control: Fringe Conspiracy Theories and Threats to Canadian National SecurityMarc-Andre Argentino and Amarnath Amarasingam Exploiting Chaos: How Malicious Non-State Actors Leverage COVID-19 to their Advantage in CyberspaceCasey Babb and Alex Wilner Supply Chains During the COVID-19 PandemicStephanie Carvin, Edie Brenning, Djomeni Raphael Desire, Walid Elgazzar, Habab Elkhalifa, Annie Huang, Ilia Nizenko, Richard Oum, Rafael Pozuelo-Perron, Raman Singh, Randall Whiteside, Erin van Weerdhuizen, Randall Whiteside, Anisha Yogalingam Getting the Politics of Protecting Critical Infrastructure Right <Bessma Momani and Jean-François Bélanger Part II: The Responses A Health Intelligence Priority for Canada? Costs, Benefits, and ConsiderationsJessica Davis and Alexander Corbeil National Security and Intelligence Operations During the COVID-19 PandemicStephanie Carvin Collection and Protection in the Time of Infection: The Communications Security Establishment During the COVID-19 PandemicBill Robinson Corona as Constraint on the CAF?: As Always, the Mission Matters Stephen M. Saideman, Stéfanie von Hlatky, and Graeme Hopkins Defence Intelligence and COVID-19Jim Cox Reviving the Role of GPHIN in Global Epidemic Intelligence Kelley Lee and Julianne Piper Privacy vs. Health: Surveillance to Stop the Spread? Leah West Enforcing Canadian Security Laws through Criminal Prosecution During a Pandemic?: Lessons from Canada's COVID-19 Experience Michael Nesbitt and Tara Hansen National Security Lessons Regarding the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant and Refugee Communities in the U.S. and Canada: A Bilateral ApproachAdham Shaloul and Diana Rayes Untangling deportation law from national security: the pandemic invites a softer touchSimon Wallace Conclusion Thomas Juneau
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Information Warfare
Book SynopsisCyberspace is one of the major bases of the economic development of industrialized societies and developing. The dependence of modern society in this technological area is also one of its vulnerabilities. Cyberspace allows new power policy and strategy, broadens the scope of the actors of the conflict by offering to both state and non-state new weapons, new ways of offensive and defensive operations. This book deals with the concept of "information war", covering its development over the last two decades and seeks to answer the following questions: is the control of the information space really possible remains or she a utopia? What power would confer such control, what are the benefits? Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1. The United States 1 1.1. Information warfare in the 1990s 1 1.1.1. Points of view from security experts 1 1.1.2. US Air Force Doctrine: AFDD 2-5 (1998) 7 1.1.3. The doctrine of the Joint Chiefs of Staff committee: JP 3-13 (1998) 10 1.1.4. Components of information warfare 14 1.2. Information warfare in the 2000s 23 1.2.1. Dictionary of the Department of Defense 23 1.2.2. US Air Force: AFDD 2-5 (2005) and AFPD 10-7 (2006) 24 1.2.3. The doctrine of the Joint Chiefs of Staff committee: JP 3-13 (2006) 26 1.3. Information warfare in the 2010s 28 1.4. Important concepts and reflections 43 1.4.1. Information operations 44 1.4.2. Information superiority 51 1.4.3. The “value” of information 62 1.4.4. Information system 65 1.4.5. Command and control warfare: C2W 66 1.4.6. Effect-based operations (EBOs) 68 1.4.7. The OODA loop 69 1.4.8. RMA 70 1.4.9. C4ISR 72 1.4.10. Network centric warfare (NCW) 73 1.4.11. ISR: intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance 74 1.4.12. Cyberwar 75 1.4.13. Netwar 89 Chapter 2. China 91 2.1. Significant publications 91 2.2. Strategic and doctrinal thinking about information warfare. Genesis 96 2.2.1. General Wang Pufeng: one of the pioneers 97 2.2.2. Wang Baocun and Li Fei 100 2.2.3. Wei Jincheng 104 2.2.4. Colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui: unrestricted warfare 105 2.2.5. General Dai Qingmin and Wang Baocun 111 2.2.6. General Niu Li, Colonel Li Jiangzhou and Major Xu Dehui 114 2.2.7. 2004 White Paper on national defense 115 2.3. Recent policies and strategies on information and cyber security 117 2.3.1. The Science of Military Strategy 2013 118 2.3.2. Defense White Paper 2013 118 2.3.3 Sino-Russian cybersecurity agreement 2015 119 2.3.4. PLA Daily editorial on 20 May 2015 121 2.3.5. Defense White Paper of 26 May 2015 122 2.3.6. The national cybersecurity bill of July 2015 125 2.4. Reflections 125 2.4.1. The American perspective on Chinese information warfare, modernization and informatization of the PLA 125 2.4.2. Evolution of analyses and discourse about Chinese strategy 163 2.4.3. China as a “victim” 172 2.4.4. The strategy of active defense 173 Chapter 3. Russia 177 3.1. Military doctrines and national security strategies 180 3.2. Information warfare in practice 185 3.2.1. Cyber attacks against Estonia. Who is the culprit? 186 3.2.2. The Russia–Georgia conflict 194 3.2.3. Ukraine 214 3.3. Comments 220 3.3.1. Characteristics of the Russian idea of information warfare 220 3.3.2. Aggressiveness 222 3.3.3. Type of Cold War 223 3.3.4. Challenges, objectives and targets 224 3.3.5. Psychological information warfare 229 3.3.6. Players of information warfare 233 3.3.7. Hybrid warfare and information warfare 236 3.3.8. Information warfare: what is new… 240 Chapter 4. Concepts and Theories: Discussions 247 4.1. Doctrines 247 4.2. Information warfare: definitions, models 256 4.2.1. The information environment 257 4.2.2. Definitions and models for information warfare 261 4.3. Information warfare or data warfare? 281 4.3.1. Defining data 284 4.3.2. Some theories about data 289 4.3.3. Visualization 296 4.3.4. Data warfare? 306 Conclusion 325 Index 329
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Spy Who Would Be Tsar
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Spy Who Would Be Tsar
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook on Israeli Security
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intelligence Analysis in the Digital Age
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intelligence and Strategic Culture
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Taylor & Francis The Future of Intelligence
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Taylor & Francis Swedish Signal Intelligence 19001945 Studies in Intelligence
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Taylor & Francis Improving Intelligence Analysis
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Taylor & Francis Improving Intelligence Analysis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Sense of Place An Intimate Portrait of the NiebaumCoppola Winery and the Napa Valley
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Soviet Military Intelligence in War
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Taylor & Francis Ltd More Instructions from the Centre Top Secret Files on KGB Global Operations 19751985
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Australian Security Intelligence Organization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Australian Security Intelligence Organization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chinese Intelligence Operations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Swedish Signal Intelligence 19001945 Studies in Intelligence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Luftwaffe
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1985, is an in-depth analysis of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War, using previously untapped German archives and newly-released Ultra' intelligence records. It looks at the Luftwaffe within the context of the overall political decision-making process within the Third Reich. It is especially valuable for its careful study of industrial production and pilot losses in the conduct of operations.Table of Contents1. Origins and Preparation 2. The Easy War 3. The Turn to Russia 4. On the Brink 5. Attrition on the Periphery: November 1942–August 1943 6. Attrition Over the Reich: September 1943–March 1944 7. Defeat: April–September 1944 8. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook on Israeli Security
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook on Israeli Security provides an authoritative survey of both the historical roots of Israel's national security concerns and their principal contemporary expressions. Following an introduction setting out its central themes, the Handbook comprises 27 independent chapters, all written by experts in their fields, several of whom possess first-hand diplomatic and/or military experience at senior levels. An especially noteworthy feature of this volume is the space allotted to analyses of the impact of security challenges not just on Israel's diplomatic and military postures (nuclear as well as conventional) but also on its cultural life and societal behavior. Specifically, it aims to fulfill three principal needs. The first is to illustrate the dynamic nature of Israel''s security concerns and the ways in which they have evolved in response to changes in the country''s diplomatic and geo-strategic environment, changes that Trade Review" It is undoubtedly an important, impressive, and useful handbook that deserves a place in the library of anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Israel’s national security challenges. " - Kobi Michael, Institute for National Security Studies Table of ContentsIntroduction The Israeli Security Prism 1. Free or fearful? Zionism’s responses to Jewish insecurity, Uriel Abulof 2. Israel’s post-1948 security experience, David Rodman 3. The evolution and development of the Israel Defense Forces, Yaakov Amidror Debating Security 4. Neither Sparta nor Athens: Israeli public opinion on national security, Tamar Hermann 5. Security issues as mirrored in the digital social media Moran Yarchi 6. Settlements and security: a debate A security asset Gershon Hacohen A security liability Shaul Arieli 7. Keeping faith: religious Jewish perspectives on Israeli security Aharon Kampinsky 8. Israeli Arab perspectives on security Amal Jamal 9. The Supreme Court as a forum for national security discourse Amichai Cohen 10. Security narratives in Israeli literature Uri S. Cohen11. Security narratives in Israeli dramatic arts Tali Silberstein Framing Security Policy 12. National securitydecision-making Charles D. Freilich 13. The dynamics of civil-militaryrelations and the complexity of Israel’s security policies Yagil Levy 14.The diplomatic path to security Steven R. David 15. Negotiating Israeli security Aharon Klieman 16. The U.S.-Israel securityrelationship Daniel Kurtzer 17. Israel's evolving relationship with American Jewry: a matter of national security Dov S. Zakheim Pursuing Security 18. Israel's security model Avi Kober 19. Security, technology and cyberwarfare Isaac Ben Israel 20. Towards a Middle East regional security regime?Martin Kramer 21. Israel’s expanding strategic horizons: finding extra-regional security partners Eran Lerman 22. Weapon of last resort? the nuclear dimension of Israeli security Avner Cohen Augmenting Security: Costs and Benefits 23. "Building resilience": the public discourse Keren Friedman-Peleg 24. The civilian home front: in search of societal resilience Meir Elran and Carmit Padan 25. Women and the Israeli military culture Orna Sasson-Levy and Gilly Hartal 26. The economics of prioritizing security: Israel’s defense burden, 1948-2018 Ben-Zion Zilberfarb 27. Jewish, democratic and resilient? on competing visions of Israel Yedidia Z. Stern
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Spydle
Book SynopsisDecode messages, untangle clues, and test your logic with 134 addictive and exciting Murdle-style puzzles based on 500 years of British espionage history, from Britain's preeminent puzzle master with the support of The National Archives, UK.Britain's leading puzzle master, Dr. Gareth Moore, has plumbed the depths of the UK's National Archives to transform the best in espionage history into 134 thrilling puzzles that you can solve from the comfort of your couch. Decipher encoded messages to stop treason in its tracks, assemble clues to intercept dangerous missives, and put your logic to the test as you uncover enemy locations and support rescue missions. Spydle puts you right into the center of the action with tales of espionage and intrigue from Thomas Cromwell's spy network to Guy Fawkes, Mata Hari, the Enigma machine, and more. With puzzles across an array of difficulty levels, alongside photographs of the real papers, cyphers, and spies from throughout British history, Spydle is a must-have activity book for the spy, sleuth, and mystery lover in all of us.
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Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd A General Reminisces
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St Martin's Press The Dirty Tricks Department
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Casemate Publishers Break in the Chain: Intelligence Ignored:
Book SynopsisFor the first two weeks of the Easter Offensive of 1972, the 571st Military Intelligence Detachment provided the only pertinent collateral intelligence available to American forces. Twice daily, the Detachment provided intelligence to the USS Buchanan (DDG-14), US Navy SEALS and Special Forces units including tactical and strategic forecasts of enemy movements, information that was otherwise unavailable to U.S. units and advisors in-country.In the weeks before the offensive, vital agent reports and verbal warnings by the 571st MI Detachment had been ignored by all the major commands; they were only heeded, and then only very reluctantly, once the Offensive began. This refusal to listen to the intelligence explains why no Army or USMC organizations were on-call to recover prisoners discovered or U.S. personnel downed behind enemy lines, as in the BAT-21 incident, as the last two Combat Recon Platoons in Vietnam had been disbanded six weeks before the offensive began. The lessons and experiences of Operation Lam Son 719 in the previous year were ignored, especially with regard to the NVA’s tactical use of tanks and artillery. In his memoir, Bob Baker, the only intelligence analyst with the 571st MI Detachment in 1972, reveals these and other heroics and blunders during a key moment in the Vietnam War.Trade Review...provides the historical intelligence example that can be used today by current military leaders and educators regarding the planning staff’s responsibility to help the commander’s visual the battlefield. * Military Review 16/12/2022 *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1 – Growing Up an Army Brat Chapter 2 – Basic Training Chapter 3 – USA Intelligence School Chapter 4 – On To Vietnam Chapter 5 – My New Home Chapter 6 – The Laos Prelude Chapter 7 – Skyline Ridge/Campaign Z Chapter 8 – Disrupting Internal Affairs Chapter 9 – ABC’s of the Easter Offensive of 1972 Chapter 10 -The Enemy Plan Chapter 11 – What Enemy? Chapter 12 – Day 1: Thursday, 30 March 1972 “...let slip the dogs of war.” Chapter 13 - The South Vietnamese Marines and their U.S. Advisors Chapter 14 - Cut and Run: What ARVN called “Mobility” Chapter 15 - The 571st “Recce Squadron” Chapter 16 - Too, Too Many Tanks Chapter 17 - In Retrospect Chapter 18 - Prologue to Surrender Chapter 19 - A Massacre near the Rockpile? Chapter 20 - NVA Artillery in the Easter Offensive Chapter 21 - The Bridge at Dong Ha Chapter 22 - NVA Tanks Resume Chapter 23 - U.S.S. Buchanan (DDG-14) Chapter 24 - BAT-21 Chapter 25 - Independent NVA Regiment Actions in I Corps Area Chapter 26 – National Intelligence Chapter 27 – Theater and Area Commands Chapter 28 – Diversions and Deceptions at the Onset Chapter 29 – 571st Military Intelligence Detachment Chapter 30 - Observations, Reflections, and Conclusions Chapter 31 – Astrology (tu vi) Use Chapter 32 – Southern I Corps Chapter 33 - Quang Trung 729 Chapter 34 – Lessons Still Disregarded Epilogue Appendices Index
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Georgetown University Press Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution
Book SynopsisA riveting introduction to the complex and evolving field of geospatial intelligence. Although geospatial intelligence is a term of recent origin, its underpinnings have a long and interesting history. Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution shows how the current age of geospatial knowledge evolved from its ancient origins to become ubiquitous in daily life across the globe. Within that framework, the book weaves a tapestry of stories about the people, events, ideas, and technologies that affected the trajectory of what has become known as GEOINT. Author Robert M. Clark explores the historical background and subsequent influence of fields such as geography, cartography, remote sensing, photogrammetry, geopolitics, geophysics, and geographic information systems on GEOINT. Although its modern use began in national security communities, Clark shows how GEOINT has rapidly extended its reach to other government agencies, NGOs, and corporations. This global explosion in the use of geospatial intelligence has far-reaching implications not only for the scientific, academic, and commercial communities but for a society increasingly reliant upon emerging technologies. Drones, the Internet of things, and cellular devices transform how we gather information and how others can collect that information, to our benefit or detriment.Trade ReviewIt is a pioneering text suitable for everyone’s reading list as well as the classroom. * AFIO Intelligencer *To call Robert Clark’s Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution the best GEOINT primer that I have read is necessary— accurate —and insufficient. It is much more. * The Cipher Brief *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Prologue List of Abbreviations 1. Intelligence and Geospatial Intelligence The Boundaries of Intelligence Geospatial Terminology The Power of a Single Word Defining Geospatial Intelligence 2. A Brief History of Maps and Charts Mapping The Silk Road Cartography Photogrammetry Nautical Charts Aeronautical Charts Establishing Claims with Cartography Chapter Summary 3. Terrain Measuring and Representing Terrain Digital Elevation Models Military Use of Terrain Civil Use of Terrain Oceanographic Terrain Chapter Summary 4. Navigation Celestial Navigation Radio Navigation Satellite Navigation Chapter Summary 5. Geopolitics Mahan’s Sea Power Theory Mackinder’s Heartland Theory German Geopolitik Spykman’s Rimland Theory The Continuing Influence of Geopolitical Theories Thematic Cartography Geopolitical Strategy Chapter Summary 6. Geographic Information Systems The Cluttered Map Hard Copy Layers Roger Tomlinson, the Father of GIS The Harvard Connection ESRI and Intergraph Interactive Maps and Charts The GIS Choice: Raster or Vector? The Power of GIS The Explosion of GIS Applications Are Paper Maps Obsolete? GIS and GEOINT Chapter Summary 7. Geolocation Geolocation Basics Using Imagery Radiofrequency Geolocation Acoustic Geolocation Cyber Geolocation Chapter Summary 8. Gaining the High Ground Gettysburg Observation Towers Lighter-than-Air Craft Exotic Approaches to the High Ground Aircraft Chapter Summary 9. The Ultimate High Ground Remote-Sensing Satellites Government Nonmilitary Applications Military Applications Commercial Imaging Satellites Chapter Summary 10. Visible Imaging Aerial Film Cameras Satellite Film Cameras Digital Cameras Video Cameras Getting the Image Right Analyzing the Image Chapter Summary 11. Spectral Imaging The Infrared Bands The Ultraviolet Spectrum Imaging outside the Visible Band Spectral Imagers Chapter Summary 12. Radar Imaging Conventional Radar Side-Looking Airborne Radar Synthetic Aperture Radar Laser Radar Chapter Summary 13. The Drivers of Geospatial Intelligence Denial and Deception Fleeting Targets Precision and Accuracy Outside Expertise Characterizing Oceans and Ocean Traffic New Issues A Complete Picture Chapter Summary 14. The Tools of Geospatial Intelligence Geomatics Geographic Information System Geovisualization Big Data Data Analytics and Visual Analytics Geospatial Simulation Modeling Chapter Summary 15. Sociocultural GEOINT Sociocultural Factors in Conflict Resolution Activity-Based Intelligence Pattern-of-Life Analysis Volunteered Geographic Information Involuntary Geographic Information Chapter Summary 16. The Story of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The Defense Mapping Agency The National Photographic Interpretation Center The National Imagery and Mapping Agency’s Standup A Tale of Two Cities The Fight to Survive The NGA’s Standup Reaching Out Establishing the Boundaries of GEOINT Chapter Summary 17. The GEOINT Explosion US Geospatial Intelligence Organizations Five Eyes GEOIN Other National GEOINT Organizations Transnational GEOINT Organizations Chapter Summary 18. Non-National Geospatial Intelligence State/Provincial and Local Government Nongovernmental Organizations Chapter Summary 19. Commercial GEOINT Geospatial Business Intelligence Strategic GEOINT Operational GEOINT Geospatial Competitive Intelligence Chapter Summary 20. The Road Ahead Predicting the Future The Future of Cartography The Tools Applications of GEOINT National-Level GEOINT The Challenge of Ubiquitous GEOINT Chapter Summary Glossary Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
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Georgetown University Press Crown, Cloak, and Dagger: The British Monarchy
Book SynopsisSurprising revelations about the active role of the monarch in British intelligence The British Royal Family and the intelligence community are two of the most mysterious and mythologized actors of the British State. Crown, Cloak, and Dagger offers a new history of how the two have been inextricably linked from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present. Richard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac unveil a wealth of archival detail that changes our understanding of the role of the monarch in politics, intelligence, and international relations. Successive queens and kings have all played an active role in steering British intelligence, sometimes against the wishes of prime ministers. Even today, the monarch receives “copy No. 1” of every intelligence report. Attempted assassinations and kidnappings, the abdication crisis, world wars and the Cold War, and the death of Princess Diana are just some of the topics covered in the book. Fascinating and fast-paced, Crown, Cloak, and Dagger demonstrates that the British monarch continues to be far more than a figurehead. This book will inform as well as entertain anyone with an interest in history, espionage, and the royals.Trade ReviewFor both aficionados of the royal family and serious students of the history of intelligence, this is a remarkable and fascinating read, made possible by the author's extraordinary access to royal and official government archives only recently opened to researchers. * New York Journal of Books *Quite interestingly, convincingly, and informatively, Crown, Cloak, and Dagger puts into historical light and context the secret relationship or partnership between the royals and the British intelligence services. * The Cipher Brief *Readers will find Crown, Cloak, and Dagger a page-turner. * CHOICE connect *Table of ContentsBritish Royal Family Tree Since Victoria Introduction: 007 Part I: The Rise and Fall of Royal Intelligence1. Queen Victoria: Assassins and Revolutionaries2. Queen Victoria's Secrets: War and the Rise of Germany3. Queen Victoria's Great Game: Empire and Intrigue4. Queen Victoria's Security: Anarchists and Fenians5. Edward VII and the Modernization of Intelligence Part II: Royal Relations and Intrigues6. King George V and the First World War7. King George V and the Bolsheviks8. Abdication: Spying on Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Part III: Royals and Spies at War9. Outbreak of the Second World War10. War in the Americas, 1941-194211. The end of the Second World War, 1943–1945 Part IV: Royal Secrets12. Queen Elizabeth II: Coronation and Cold War13. Queen Elizabeth's Empire: Intrigue in the Middle East14. The Global Queen Part V: Protecting the Realm and the Royals15. Terrorists and Lunatics, 1969–197716. Terrorists and Lunatics, 1979–198417. The Diana ConspiracyConclusion: The Secret Royals Appendix: Ruling the Past, A Note on MethodsAcknowledgmentsEndnotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
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Fonthill Media Ltd SS-Major Horst Kopkow: From the Gestapo to
Book SynopsisOn 27 May 1942, SS General Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated by British-trained Czech agents who had parachuted into Czechoslovakia. He died of his wounds on 4 June 1942. Two days later, Gestapo Captain Horst Kopkow's department at Reich National Security HQ was given fresh directions. From 6 June 1942 until the end of the war, Kopkow was responsible for coordinating the fight against Soviet and British parachute agents dropped anywhere in Germany or German-occupied territories. This new direction for Kopkow made his name. Within months the "Rote Kapelle" Soviet espionage ring was uncovered in Belgium, who could be traced directly to Berlin and Paris. A new counter-espionage fight had begun, and any agents caught would pay with their lives. In France and Holland the Gestapo caught many Special Operations Executive agents trained in Britain. By spring 1944 almost 150 British agents had been caught and deported to German concentration camps, and almost all had been murdered without trial by the December. Kopkow was directly involved in these murders. Arrested by British forces after the war, Kopkow was extensively interrogated due to his counter-espionage experience. For the next 20 years, Kopkow was a consultant for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.
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