In this the first book ever written about the CIA�s Office of Technical Service, former director Robert Wallace (a real-life Q, straight out of the James Bond films) and internationally renowned intelligence historian H. Keith Melton offer an unprecedented look at the CIA�s most secretive operations and the devices that made them possible. Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions� including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the current War on Terror�the authors show how the CIA carries out its missions employing amazingly inventive tools. Illustrated with images never before seen by the public�and featuring everything from micro cameras to wired kitties to exploding pancakes�Spycraft is both a fantastic encyclopedia of gadgetry and a revealing primer on the fundamentals of high-tech espionage.
Authors
Robert Wallace
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2009-05-26
- Publisher: Plume
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780452295476
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