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Thats a very weak list-- most of the books are cold war related. Nothing about the last 10-20 years? I groan when I see yet another book on World War 2/Enigma
by shantnutiwari 5y ago
Thats a very weak list-- most of the books are cold war related.
Nothing about the last 10-20 years?
I groan when I see yet another book on World War 2/Enigma/Early cold war-- hasnt this topic been done to the death? Or have I read too many books?
For me, See no Evil by Robert Baer, though it came out in 2003, is a good book about how politics interferes with intelligence work.
I Spy by Tom Marcus, though it was about counter intelligence, is also a great book.
- Khaine 5y agoThere is a reason for that. Spying hasn’t changed that much in the last 50 years.
- mzs 5y agoIt typically takes about 50 years or for everyone involved to be dead for countries to decide it's okay to declassify.
- arethuza 5y agoSee no Evil is excellent as it covers both CIA training and what intelligence officers actually spend their time doing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_No_Evil_(Baer_book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_No_Evil_(Baer_book) Something like Paddy Ashdown's auto biography covers how he got into MI6 (Royal Marines and SBS) and what his cover story was but carefully avoids the intelligence side of his work.
- themark 5y agoCheck out Spooked, it is about the recent phenomenon of private spies for hire.