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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788103203321

Autore

West Nigel

Titolo

Historical dictionary of international intelligence / / Nigel West

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

Boston, Massachusetts : , : Credo Reference, , 2017

ISBN

1-78684-403-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (703 p.)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of intelligence and counterintelligence

Disciplina

327.1203

Soggetti

Intelligence service - History

Espionage - History

Spies

Intelligence officers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-409).

Nota di contenuto

Editor's foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Bibliography -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence covers its history through entries on espionage techniques, categories of agents, crucial operations spies, defectors, moles, double and triple agents, and the tradecraft they apply.