Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Scarecrow Press
Published:26th Jan '07
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The defection of Igor Gouzenko in September 1945, more so than any other single event, alerted the West to the nature and scale of the Soviet espionage offensive being waged by the Kremlin. Apart from the dozen or so defendants convicted of spying, Gouzenko wrecked an organization that had taken years to develop, exposed the penetration of the Manhattan atomic weapons project, and demonstrated the very close relationship between the Canadian Communist Party and Moscow. Many credit this event as sparking the bitter but secretive struggle fought between the intelligence agencies of the East and West for nearly half a century. The Historical Dictionary of Cold War Counterintelligence tells the story of both sides' fierce efforts to penetrate and subvert the opponent while desperately trying to avoid a similar fate. Through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the organizations, operations, events, and personalities that influenced counterintelligence during the Cold War, the world of double agents, spies, and moles is explained in the most comprehensive reference currently available.
...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 *
ISBN: 9780810857704
Dimensions: 220mm x 153mm x 31mm
Weight: 667g
464 pages