Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3rd

Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3rd Edition

A thoroughly updated revision of the first comprehensive overview of intelligence designed for both the student and the general reader, Silent Warfare is an insiderâ€™s guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Leading intelligence scholars Abram N. Shulsky and Gary J. Schmitt clearly explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action, and their interrelationship with policymakers and democratic values.

This new edition takes account of the expanding literature in the field of intelligence and deals with the consequences for intelligence of vast recent changes in telecommunication and computer technology the new â€œinformation age.â€ It also reflects the worldâ€™s strategic changes since the end of the Cold War. This landmark book provides a valuable framework for understanding todayâ€™s headlines, as well as the many developments likely to come in the real world of the spy.
Country USA
Brand Potomac Books
Manufacturer POTOMAC BOOKS
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 43171-576745
Color Black
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781574883459
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3rd Edition