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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by Steve Coll
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"The finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda" (New York Times Book Review) — now updated to include the 9/11 commission hearings. Looming large in the minds of the American people since the devastation of September 11, 2001... (read more)

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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag
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Two investigative reporters and a researcher tell the epic story of American espionage from the early Cold War Years to the Clinton Administration, showing how the Navy and CIA have used submarines to gather intelligence and launch covert operations... (read more)

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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
by Robert Baer
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In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA operative Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA’s efforts to root out the world... (read more)

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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag
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For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage in missions known only to a select few. Now, after six years of research, those missions are told in Blind Man's Bluff, a magnificent achievement... (read more)

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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
by Jennet Conant
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When Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political... (read more)

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The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception
The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception
by H Keith Melton
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Magic or spycraft? In 1953, against the backdrop of the Cold War, the CIA initiated a top-secret program, code-named MKULTRA, to counter Soviet mind-control and interrogation techniques. Realizing that clandestine officers might need to covertly deploy... (read more)

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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
by Tim Weiner
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For the last sixty years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in top-secret archives. Its mission was to know the world. When it did not succeed, it set out to change the world... (read more)

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Treachery: Betrayals, Blunders, and Cover-Ups: Six Decades of Espionage Against America and Great Britain
Treachery: Betrayals, Blunders, and Cover-Ups: Six Decades of Espionage Against America and Great Britain
by Chapman Pincher
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From noted intelligence authority and author Chapman Pincher comes an utterly riveting book that reveals in startling detail sixty years of Soviet spying against Great Britain and the United States. Using a huge cache of recently released documents and... (read more)

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The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
by James Bamford
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The book the NSA tried to suppress. In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded... (read more)

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Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda
by Robert Wallace
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From two men who know better than anyone how espionage really works, an unprecedented historyaheavily illustrated with neverbefore- seen imagesaof the CIAas most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. It is a world where the... (read more)

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Inside the Kremlinus Cold War: From Stalin to Krushchev
Inside the Kremlinus Cold War: From Stalin to Krushchev
by Vladislav Zubok
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Covering the volatile period from 1945 to 1962, Zubok and Pleshakov explore the personalities and motivations of the key people who directed Soviet political life and shaped Soviet foreign policy. They begin with the fearsome figure of Joseph Stalin, who... (read more)

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America's Secret War
America's Secret War
by George Friedman
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Dubbed by Barron’s as “The Shadow CIA,” George Friedman’s global intelligence company, Stratfor, has provided analysis to Fortune 500 companies, news outlets, and even the U.S. government. Now Friedman delivers the geopolitical... (read more)

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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
by Jennet Conant
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When Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political... (read more)

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Sisterhood of Spies
Sisterhood of Spies
by Elizabeth Mcintosh
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America's first female secret agents were debutantes, Ivy Leaguers, wives of wealthy men, and movie stars. Bravely answering their country's call, they risked their lives in daring missions to help the Allied cause. Told here for the first time, these... (read more)

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Body of Secrets (01 Edition)
Body of Secrets (01 Edition)
by James Bamford
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The National Security Agency is the world’s most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of... (read more)

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The CIA World Factbook 2010 (CIA World Factbook)
The CIA World Factbook 2010 (CIA World Factbook)
by Central Intelligence Agency
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From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2010 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This all-inclusive reference guide has been updated for 2010 with detailed information on politics, populations, military... (read more)

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Wings of the CIA (Special Operations)
Wings of the CIA (Special Operations)
by Frederic Lert
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A history of the CIA's avaiation operations from 1945 to 1997.... (read more)

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Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism
Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism
by Robert A Pape
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Includes a new Afterword Finalist for the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award One of the world’s foremost authorities on the subject of suicide terrorism, the esteemed political scientist Robert Pape has created the first... (read more)

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Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War
Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War
by Colin Beavan
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The thrilling inside story of the secret "special operations" mission that paved the way for D- Dayand changed the way America waged war On D-Day, three hundred young American and Allied soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines to launch a secret... (read more)

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Atomic Bazaar (07 Edition)
Atomic Bazaar (07 Edition)
by Langewiesche
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In his shocking and revelatory new work, the celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning global threat of nuclear weapons production. This is the story of the inexorable drift of nuclear weapons technology from the hands of the... (read more)

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