Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism toal-Qaeda

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Overview

From two men who know better than anyone how espionage really works, an unprecedented history—heavily illustrated with neverbefore- seen images—of the CIA's most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible.

It is a world where the intrigue of reality exceeds that of fiction. What is an invisible photo used for? What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat? If these sound like challenges for Q, James Bond's fictional gadget-master, think again. They're all real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Service—an ultrasecretive department that combines the marvels of state-of-the-art technology with the time-proven traditions of classic espionage. And now, in the first book ever written about this office, the former director of OTS teams up with an internationally renowned intelligence historian to take readers into the laboratory of espionage.

Spycraft tells amazing life and death stories about this littleknown group, much of it never before revealed. Against the backdrop of some of America's most critical periods in recent history—including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the war on terror—the authors show the real technical and human story of how the CIA carries out its missions.

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Stuffed with stories about chemical taggants, forged documents, physical and psychological disguises, software beacons that reveal the location of a cell phone or a laptop...this extraordinary, detailed, accurate book tells more about what spies really do, the risks they run and their schemes to avoid them, than all the James Bond stories put together. (David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers)
From The Critics
A must read for anyone interested in the world of CIA clandestine operations. The authors open a door on a hidden area that even those of us who have served in the Agency rarely see. Incredible research and great writing make this a fun ride through the history of this until now overlooked secret world deep inside the CIA. (Gary C. Schroen, author of First In)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780525949800
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/29/2008
  • Pages: 576
  • Sales rank: 301,452
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.40 (h) x 1.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Wallace is the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service. The recipient of the Intelligence Medal of Merit, he is the founder of the Artemus Consulting Group, a private national security firm, and a contributor to the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. H. Keith Melton is recognized internationally as an authority on spy technology. He is a historical consultant for the CIA, a professor at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, and the author of several books, including Ultimate Spy. Henry R. Schlesinger is a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine, covering intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement.

Table of Contents

Official Message from the CIA

Sect. I At the Beginning

1 My Hair Stood on End 3

2 We Must Be Ruthless 16

Sect. II Playing Catch-Up

3 The Penkovsky Era 25

4 Beyond Penkovksy 36

5 Bring in the Engineers 53

6 Building Better Gadgets 62

Sect. III In the Passing Lane

7 Moving Through the Gap 81

8 The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (and Shield) 87

9 Fire in the Arctic 103

10 A Dissident at Heart 110

11 An Operation Called CKTAW 138

Sect. IV Let the Walls Have Ears

12 Cold Beer, Cheap Hotels, and a Voltmeter 159

13 Progress in a New Era 179

14 The Age of Bond Arrives 195

15 Genius Is Where You Find It 232

Sect. V Prison, Bullet, Passport, Bomb

16 Conspicuous Fortitude, Exemplary Courage in a Cuban Jail 249

17 War by Any Other Name 277

18 Con Men, Fabricators, and Forgers 307

19 Tracking Terrorist Snakes 325

Sect. VI Fundamentals of Tradecraft

20 Assessment 363

21 Cover and Disguise 381

22 Concealments 388

23 Clandestine Surveillance 401

24 Covert Communications 420

25 Spies and the Age of Information 443

Epilogue: An Uncommon Service 461

Appendix A U.S. Clandestine Services and OTS Organizational Genealogy 465

Appendix B Selected Chronology of OTS 466

Appendix C Directors of OTS 468

Appendix D CIA Trailblazers from OTS 469

Appendix E Pseudonyms of CIA Officers Used 471

Appendix F Instructions to Decipher the Official Message from the CIA on page xxv 472

Glossary 473

Notes 481

Selected Bibliography 525

Acknowledgments 533

Index 537

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