The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spies and Espionage

by Rodney P. Carlisle

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spies & Espionage is a fascinating look at spies and espionage of the 20th century.

Covers the Zimmerman note in World War I, Pearl Harbor's impact on U.S. intelligence planning, the role of the OSS in World War II, atomic spies and American moles in Washington, McCarthy and the professional anti-Communists, intelligence in the Gulf War, Robert Hanssen and Wen Ho Lee, and intelligence in the War on Terror.

Offers a comprehensive look as well as fascinating details, from surveillance techniques and espionage equipment to the myths and realities.

368 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

Dr. Rodney P. Carlisle is a professor emeritus of Rutgers University. He received his AB degree from Harvard College and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He most recently served as general editor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right (2005) and authored The Iraq War (2004).

Reviews

[James Piper · Rating 3 out of 5]

A usefull overview of espionage especially terminology.