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Book SynopsisTrade Review...for anyone with a serious interest in post-War spycraft, this reference book is a must. It is a treasure trove of alphabet soup agencies, code names, and long-forgotten spy stories compiled by one of the top western experts on spycraft....engrossing reading.... * Russian Life, May/June 2007 *
this work is an excellent resource. It provides useful information... * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
College-level libraries strong in Cold War history and culture must have the reference Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence...this dictionary provides an important 'all in one' assessment of events, peoples, and philosophies key to understanding Cold War sentiments and politics. * California Bookwatch, June 2007 *
...impressive...useful addition... * Studies In Intelligence, Vol. 51, No. 2 *
...useful; biographical entries are especially detailed.... * Defense Intelligence Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 *
From 'abduction' to 'Zlatovsky' the new Dictionary provides brief, capsule summaries of key topics, terms and events in the turbulent history of cold war counterintelligence. * Secrecy News *
The alphabetical, cross-referenced dictionary entries presented by West (history of postwar intelligence, Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Alexandria, VA) shed light on the programs, activities, persons, techniques, organizations, and events that shaped the contest between the intelligence agencies of the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War. In addition to the dictionary entries, West also presents a chronology and bibliography, as well as appendixes providing information about espionage prosecutions in the United States, CIA assets compromised by Soviet double agents, US defectors to the Soviet Union, and Soviet and Soviet Bloc intelligence defectors. * Reference and Research Book News, May 2007 *
Table of ContentsEditor's Foreword Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes A. Espionage Prosecutions in the United States B. Espionage Prosecutions with No Classified Material Compromised C. CIA Assest Compromised by Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen D. United States Defectors to the Soviet Union E. Soviet Intelligence Defectors F. Soviet Bloc Intelligence Defectors Bibliography Index About the Author
