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What We Won
America's Secret War in Afghanistan, 1979-89
In February 1989, the CIA's chief in Islamabad famously cabled headquarters a simple message: "We Won." This book tells the story of America's secret war in Afghanistan and the defeat of the Soviet 40th Red Army in the war that proved to be the final battle of the cold war.
ISBN-13: 9780815725954 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Bruce Riedel
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AUD $42.99
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Local release date: 28/07/2014
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Categories: Asian history [HBJF]History of the Americas [HBJK]Afghan War [HBWS4]Espionage & secret services [JPSH]Afghanistan [1FCA]USA [1KBB]c 1980 to c 1990 [3JJPN]

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Analyzing Intelligence
National Security Practitioners' Perspectives
Written for national security practitioners and for scholars and students studying the role of intelligence, its strengths and weaknesses, and its future directions, this book is suitable for anyone seeking an understanding of the role and performance of analysis in US intelligence.
ISBN-13: 9781626161009 (Hardback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Roger Z. George, James B. Bruce
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AUD $231.00
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Local release date: 28/03/2014
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Categories: Espionage & secret services [JPSH]

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Churchill and Stalin's Secret Agents
Operation Pickaxe at RAF Tempsford
The top-secret agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union whereby the British Special Operations Executive, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force arranged the transport of 34 Soviet agents from Archangel and Murmansk to be infiltrated into France, Holland, Italy, Austria and Germany.
ISBN-13: 9781781550021 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Bernard O'Connor
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Local release date: 26/06/2013
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Categories: Second World War [HBWQ]Espionage & secret services [JPSH]Special & elite forces [JWH]Bedfordshire [1DBKESD]c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) [3JJH]

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Intelligence Elsewhere
Spies and Espionage Outside the Anglosphere
Examines the deep historical and cultural origins of intelligence in several countries of critical importance today: India, China, the Arab world, and Russia. In this title, each chapter reveals insights into intelligence history and practices in regions that, until now, have eluded our understanding.
ISBN-13: 9781589019560 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Philip H. J. Davies, Kristian C. Gustafson, Philip H. J. Davies, Kristian C. Gustafson, Stephen Welch, Ralph D. Sawyer, Philip H. J. Davies, Kristian C. Gustafson, Abdulaziz A. Al-Asmari, Robert Johnson
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AUD $71.99
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Local release date: 11/04/2013
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Categories: Espionage & secret services [JPSH]Military intelligence [JWKF]

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Learning from the Secret Past
Cases in British Intelligence History
A collection of ten carefully selected cases from post-World War II British intelligence history that include: the Malayan Emergency, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Northern Ireland, and the lead up to the Iraq War.
ISBN-13: 9781589017702 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Robert Dover, Michael S. Goodman, Robert Dover, Michael S. Goodman, Robert Dover, Michael S. Goodman, Robert Dover, Michael S. Goodman, Robert Dover, Michael S. Goodman
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AUD $116.00
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Local release date: 04/12/2011
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Categories: Espionage & secret services [JPSH]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]

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My Life As a Spy
When he was arrested for selling classified secrets to the Soviet Union, John Walker revealed that he had been a spy from 1968 to 1985. His actions constituted one of the most serious breaches of security in US history. What motivated a career naval officer to become a spy during the height of the Cold War?
ISBN-13: 9781591026594 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
John A. Walker
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Local release date: 22/12/2008
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Espionage & secret services [JPSH]

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Transforming U.S. Intelligence
The intelligence failures exposed by the events of 9/11 has made one thing perfectly clear: change is needed in how the US intelligence community operates. This title argues that transforming intelligence requires as much a look to the future as to the past and a focus more on the art and practice of intelligence.
ISBN-13: 9781589010697 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Jennifer E. Sims, Burton Gerber
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Local release date: 23/09/2005
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Categories: Public administration [JPP]Espionage & secret services [JPSH]USA [1KBB]

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The Hunting Horse
The Truth Behind the Jonathan Pollard Spy Case
In 1987, former Naval Intelligence officer Jonathan Jay Pollard was sentenced to life in prison for passing classified information to the Israelis - the only person ever to be so severely punished for spying on behalf of an American ally. Why was his sentence so harsh? This book aims to reveal the story.
ISBN-13: 9781573928540 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Elliot Goldenberg
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Local release date: 01/09/2000
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]Espionage & secret services [JPSH]USA [1KBB]