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Spying in America : Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War by Michael J. Sulick (2012, Hardcover)
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PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-101589019261
ISBN-139781589019263
eBay Product ID (ePID)114078501
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Book TitleSpying in America : Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicIntelligence & Espionage, Espionage, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, True Crime, History
AuthorMichael J. Sulick
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-052068
ReviewsA study of history of spying and spy catching could be wonkish or overly political. This book is neither, thanks to Sulick's considerable storytelling skills and his background. . . . Anyone reading this fast-paced history of American spying won't need to rely on other volumes. This book stands convincingly on its own., "Reading Michael Sulick on the subject [of espionage] is akin to taking a tour of London with the queen of England as your personal guide. The author comes with blue-ribbon credentials: he served in the CIA as an operations officer for 28 years, in positions including chief of counterintelligence and director of the National Clandestine Service." -- Joseph C. Goulden , Washington Times , 2/7/2013, Reading Michael Sulick on the subject [of espionage] is akin to taking a tour of London with the queen of England as your personal guide. The author comes with blue-ribbon credentials: he served in the CIA as an operations officer for 28 years, in positions including chief of counterintelligence and director of the National Clandestine Service., Sulick has provided an accessible book that is not only an entertaining read but which also can be a useful reference . . . . He has successfully illuminated the enduring essence of espionage and made a strong case that the United States needs always to be on guard., Mr. Sulick's timely and valuable book, Spying in America: Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War , should have been required reading before those ladies and gentlemen [of the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee] ever sought national office, because in its succinct, well-written chapters, the author lays out a history few Americans know and some barely even suspect . . . Mr. Sulick's equally painstaking abilities as a historian have allowed him to produce a book that is unfailingly succinct but richly illustrated and well documented. He also brings his practical experience as an intelligence operator to a thought provoking concluding chapter., Sulick, the former chief of the CIA's counterintelligence branch, has written a remarkable account of those who betrayed their country and those who sought to apprehend them...A vital addition to academic libraries as well as for readers interested in the early Cold War., As a former CIA chief of counterintelligence and director of the National Clandestine Service, Sulick offers glimpses into the motivations, operations, and mistakes of both individuals and nations in this examination of 30 acts of espionage....His simple style breezes the reader through one individual and era of American history after another. . . . These annals read like fiction, which plays into Sulick's statement that, due to our unique geographical location and emphasis on individual liberties, Americans possess a disbelief that the threat of espionage exists within our borders. . . . Yet as Sulick proves with this broad work, foreign attempts at espionage have existed since the country's inception and will surely continue., Sulick blends the historical record with his own intelligence expertise to create a nonfiction espionage thriller on par with the best of Ian Fleming and John Le Carre., Recognizing a gap in the subject literature, Sulick, a 28-year veteran of the CIA, including years overseeing its clandestine and counterintelligence departments, has written an informative collection of case studies, rather than a narrative history, reviewing some of the most important espionage activities against the United States and within its borders. He highlights the tradecraft of the spies, their access to secret information, American bureaucratic turf wars, and (in many cases very belated) counterespionage efforts. . . . What is most interesting are the motivations of citizens to betray their own country in contrast to those sent here to spy on us . . . The author certainly knows the subject inside and out. This is an easy-to-read introduction for interested laypersons or those taking beginning courses on the history of intelligence operations.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal327.120973
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction: The Peril of Disbelief Part I: The Revolutionary War 1. Espionage and the Revolutionary War 2. The First Spy: Benjamin Church 3. The Undetected Spy: Edward Bancroft4. The Treasonous Spy: Benedict Arnold Part II: The Civil War 5. Espionage and the Civil War6. Allan Pinkerton and Union Counterintelligence7. The Chameleon Spy: Timothy Webster 8. The Spy in the Union Capital: Rose Greenhow9. The Counterspy as Tyrant: Lafayette Baker 10. The Confederacy's Reverend Spy: Thomas Conrad 11. Union Espionage Part III: Espionage During the World Wars 1914-1945 12. Espionage before World War I 13. Prelude to War: Germany's First Spy Network 14. US Counterespionage and World War I 15. Spy Hysteria between the World Wars 16. German Espionage in World War II 17. The Spy in US Industry: The Norden Bombsight 18. The Double Agent: William Sebold 19. German Intelligence Failure in World War II 20. The Spy in the State Department: Tyler Kent 21. Japanese Espionage in World War II Part IV: The Golden Age of Soviet Espionage--the 1930s and 1940s 22. The Origins of Cold War Espionage 23. America's Counterespionage Weapon: Venona 24. The Golden Age Exposed: Igor Gouzenko 25. The "Red Spy Queen": Elizabeth Bentley 26. Spy versus Spy: Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss27. The Spy in the Treasury: Harry Dexter White 28. The Spy in the White House: Lauchlin Currie 29. The Spy in US Counterespionage: Judith Coplon Part V: The Atomic Bomb Spies: Prelude to the Cold War 30. The Atomic Bomb Spies 31. The Executed Spies: The Rosenbergs 32. The Atomic Bomb Spy Who Got Away: Theodore Hall 33. The Spy from the Cornfields: George Koval Notes Conclusion: Espionage in the Cold War and Beyond Bibliography About the Author Index
SynopsisCan you keep a secret? Maybe you can, but the United States government cannot. Since the birth of the country, nations large and small, from Russia and China to Ghana and Ecuador, have stolen the most precious secrets of the United States. Written by Michael Sulick, former director of CIA's clandestine service, Spying in America presents a history of more than thirty espionage cases inside the United States. These cases include Americans who spied against their country, spies from both the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, and foreign agents who ran operations on American soil. Some of the stories are familiar, such as those of Benedict Arnold and Julius Rosenberg, while others, though less well known, are equally fascinating. From the American Revolution, through the Civil War and two World Wars, to the atomic age of the Manhattan Project, Sulick details the lives of those who have betrayed America's secrets. In each case he focuses on the motivations that drove these individuals to spy, their access and the secrets they betrayed, their tradecraft or techniques for concealing their espionage, their exposure and punishment, and the damage they ultimately inflicted on America's national security. Spying in America serves as the perfect introduction to the early history of espionage in America. Sulick's unique experience as a senior intelligence officer is evident as he skillfully guides the reader through these cases of intrigue, deftly illustrating the evolution of American awareness about espionage and the fitful development of American counterespionage leading up to the Cold War., Spying in America presents a history of more than thirty espionage cases inside the United States. Written by Michael Sulick, former director of CIA's clandestine service, these cases include Americans who spied against their country, spies from both the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, and foreign agents who ran operations in America
LC Classification NumberUB271.U5S85 2012
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