Intelligence Literature — Central Intelligence Agency. This brief bibliography of intelligence literature provides a wide spectrum of views on intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency. The readings cover history, technology, opinion, and some of the key personalities associated with intelligence. The book lists offer the reader personal and academic views on intelligence, its role in national security, and the forces that have shaped it over the years. This is not intended to be a complete list of works on intelligence, and it will be updated as needed. Inclusion of a work on the list does not imply endorsement by the US Government or any of its agencies or branches. Questions, suggestions and comments are welcomed and should be sent to: Contact Us. Note: Central Intelligence Agency publications are linked to those books on our website. Willam B. Feis. Grant’s Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2. A look General Ulysses Grant's use of intelligence in the Civil War. Edwin C. Fishel. The Secret War for the Union. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1. A comprehensive but readable history of Union intelligence during the Civil War. Thaddeus Holt. The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. New York: Scribner, 2. A study of the various deception operations the Allies conducted against the Axis during WWII. Barry M. Katz. Foreign Intelligence: Research and Analysis in the Office of Strategic Services 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1. An intellectual history of OSS's Research and Analysis Branch. Douglas J. Mac. Eachin. The Final Months of the War with Japan: Signals Intelligence, U. S. Invasion Planning, and the A- Bomb Decision. Washington, D. C.: History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1. The importance of signals intelligence at a critical juncture in WWII. David Robarge. Intelligence in the War for Independence. ![]() Washington, D. C.: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1. Use of intelligence operations in America's fight for freedom. P. K. Rose. Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War. Washington, D. C.: Center for Study of Intelligence, 1. The story of African- American contributions to Union intelligence during the Civil War. Hugh Sebag- Montefiore. Enigma: The Battle for the Code. New York: John Wiley & Sons, inc., 2. The story of the incredible efforts of the Allies to obtain the Enigma machine and break the Nazi code. Simon Singh. The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography. History Early versions. Larry Wall began work on Perl in 1987, while working as a programmer at Unisys, and released version 1.0 to the comp.sources.misc newsgroup on. This is the HTML rendering of Ecma-262 Edition 5.1, The ECMAScript Language Specification. The PDF rendering of this document is located at http://www.ecma. Home Contact Terms Privacy. New York: Doubleday, 1. A history of codes and ciphers and the role they play in warfare and politics. Robert W. Stephan. Stalin's Secret War: Soviet Counterintelligence Against the Nazis, 1. Torrent anonymously with torrshield encrypted vpn pay with bitcoin. This brief bibliography of intelligence literature provides a wide spectrum of views on intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency. The readings cover history. The various "Reference Components" files are the accumulated knowledge and judgment of a number of highly experienced audiophiles whose judgements I most respect and. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2. An examination of Soviet military counterintelligence and deception operations against the Nazis during WWII. Robin Winks. Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. An account of the beginnings of the link between the American academic community and the Intelligence Community beginning with the creation and running of the Research and Analysis Branch of the OSS. Garthoff. Directors of Central Intelligence as Leaders of the U. S. Intelligence Community — 1. Washington, DC: Center for The Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, 2. A comprehensive study of how politics, institutions, and personalities influenced the DCI's ability to oversee the Intelligence Community. Ted Gup. The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives. New York: Random House, 2. Journalist Ted Gup presents the stories of many of the CIA officers who died in the service of their country. Loch K. Johnson. The Central Intelligence Agency: History and Documents. New York: Oxford University Press, 1. Johnson, a professor at the University of Georgia who worked for the Church Committee, discusses both the history of the Agency and the theory of intelligence as he grapples with the issues of secret intelligence in a free society. Ronald Kessler. The CIA At War: Inside the Secret Campaign Against Terror. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2. A look at the major events of the Agency from the 1. DCIs and former Agency personnel. William M. Leary, ed. The Central Intelligence Agency: History and Documents. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1. This book reprints Anne Karalekas's . Leary has added an introduction and an appendix of historical documents. G. O'Toole. Honorable Treachery: A History of Intelligence, Espionage, and Covert Action from the American Revolution to the CIA. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1. A wide- ranging study by a former Agency officer places intelligence in general and the CIA in particular in historical context. John Ranelagh. The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the CIA. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1. A comprehensive and well- researched history of the CIA written by a British author, this work provides a sharp description of the people and events that created the Agency. Donald P. Steury. On the Front Lines of the Cold War: Documents on the Intelligence War in Berlin, 1. Washington, D. C.: CIA History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1. A look at the beginnings of the Cold War from the front lines of Berlin. Thomas F. Troy. Donovan and the CIA: A History of the Establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1. Troy studies the concept of centralized intelligence from 1. He had access to many classified documents, some of which appear in the book. Michael Warner, ed. The CIA Under Harry Truman. Washington, D. C.: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1. A valuable collection of primary documents that shed light on CIA's creation. Michael Warner. The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency. Washington, D. C.: CIA History Staff , Center for the Study of Intelligence, 2. The story of CIA's WWII predecessor. H. Bradford Westerfield, ed. Inside the CIA's Private World: Declassified Articles from the Agency's Internal Journal, 1. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1. Declassified articles from the Agency's . He tells his side of the story in this memoir. Duane R. Clarridge with Digby Diehl. A Spy For All Seasons: My Life in the CIADulles, VA: Brassey’s, 2. Colorful “Dewey” Clarridge was the role model for a dynamic case officer in the CIA that DCI Bill Casey wanted. Their interaction makes good reading as does the balance of Clarridge’s career during some turbulent times in the Cold War. Robert M. Gates. From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1. Gates, a former Director of the CIA, gives an autobiographical look at the White House and National Security planning and policy during the five administrations in which he served. Tom Gilligan. CIA Life: 1. Days with the Agency. Connecticut: Foreign Intelligence Press, 1. The author covers his 2. CIA operations officer, culminating with his assignment as chief of applicant recruitment in New England. Peter Grose. Gentleman Spy: The Life of Allen Dulles. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1. A biography of the Director who many consider a . Helms reviews his role in many operations and discusses the relationship of the Agency with the White House and Congress. James Lilley with Jeffrey Lilley. China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage and Diplomacy. New York: Public Affairs, 2. A look at America's involvement in East Asia through the eyes of an operations officer who rose through the ranks to become the first Chief of Station in China and eventually Ambassador to that country. Richard L. Holm. The American Agent: My Life in the CIA. London: St. Ermin's Press, 2. What is involved in being a CIA operations officer through the eyes of a retired officer. This book reviews an entire career, the type of training, various assignments, family considerations, and retirement considerations. David Kahn. The Reader of Gentleman's Mail: Herbert O. Yardley and the Birth of American Codebreaking. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2. The story of the man who revolutionized code breaking in America, making it part of peace time intelligence gathering and not just for war. Oleg Kalugin. Spymaster: My 3. Intelligence and Espionage Against the West. New York: Basic Books, 2. The head of the former KGB tells about life in the intelligence world on the other side. Patrick E. Kennon. The Twilight of Democracy. New York: Doubleday, 1. The author offers the lessons he learned from his 2. CIA. Tom Mangold. Cold Warrior: James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1. Mangold is a BBC producer whose biography of the CIA's famous head of counterintelligence will probably hold the field until the Agency releases its files on such topics as the investigation of Soviet defectors' claims. Antonio J. Mendez. The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA. New York: Morrow, 1. The story of the ex- operative whose blend of artistry and insight saved many lives in the field. Ludwell Lee Montague. General Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1. The biography of the DCI credited with defining the Agency's structure and mission in its early years. Floyd L. Paseman. A Spy’s Journey: A CIA Memoir. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2. A fine candid account of how a young man comes to join the CIA’s clandestine service, raise a family, and rise to high position after a number of careers ups and downs. Joseph E. Persico. Casey: From the OSS to the CIA. New York: Viking Penguin, 1. The biography of William J. Casey, Director of Central Intelligence from 1. David Atlee Phillips. The Night Watch: 2. Years of Peculiar Service. New York: Atheneum, 1. The memoirs of a senior CIA operations officer whose career involved many of the Agency's most important covert activities.
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