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Studies in Intelligence Bogserier

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  • Intelligence, Crises and Security

    Prospects and Retrospects

    Redigeret af Len Scott, R. Gerald Hughes ...
    Serier serie Studies in Intelligence
    This collection of essays by leading experts seeks to explore what lessons for the exploitation and management of secret intelligence might be drawn from a variety of case studies ranging from the 1920s to the ‘War on Terror’.Long regarded as the ‘missing dimension’ of international history and politics, public and academic interest in the role of secret intelligence has continued to grow in ... Læs mere

    545,64 kr.

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  • The New Spymasters

    Inside Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror

    af Stephen Grey ...
    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Exceptional. A blueprint for productive, sophisticated espionage in the age of Islamist terror' Daily TelegraphSpying has changed. In this era of email intercepts and drone strikes, spooks are expected to uncover plots buried in mountains of data. Yet this makes the need for trained field operatives who can verify facts and uncover secrets more acute than ever. The human ... Læs mere

    85,52 kr.

  • The Black Door

    Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers

    The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith’s Secret Service Bureau to Cameron’s National Security Council.Intelligence can do a prime minister’s dirty work. For more than a century, secret wars have been waged directly from Number 10. They have staved off conflict, defeats and British decline through ... Læs mere

    111,72 kr.

  • Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction

    af Klaus Dodds ...
    Serier serie Very Short Introductions
    Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US ... Læs mere

    61,72 kr.

  • A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900

    Prize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th centuryWinston Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner has been inspired by Churchill's example to write the story of the 20th century.Churchill wrote: 'Every nation or group of nations has its own tale to tell. Knowledge of the trials ... Læs mere

    126,74 kr.

  • The Coup

    1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations

    An "absorbing" account of the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran—essential reading for anyone concerned about Iran's role in the world today ( Harper's Magazine).In August 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran's democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. When the 1979 Iranian Revolution deposed the shah and replaced his puppet ... Læs mere

    104,49 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • 2020

    World of War

    'A timely and cogent reminder that history never ends and is about to be made' - Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of GeographyWith the world already struggling to contain conflicts on several continents, with security and defence expenditure under huge pressure, it's time to think the unthinkable and explore what might happen.As former soldiers now working in defence strategy and conflict ... Læs mere

    126,74 kr.

  • All About Terrorism

    Everything You Were Too Afraid To Ask

    af Keith Suter ...
    Answers all the questions you're too afraid to ask about terrorism.Did the events of September 11 really change the world? Why would a person agree to become a suicide bomber? How effective are our intelligence agencies? Should the govenment bring our troops home from Iraq? Would a national ID card system make Australians safer?In this book, Keith Suter, author of the popular Local Notebook and ... Læs mere

    142,60 kr.

  • Secret Service

    Political Policing in Canada From the Fenians to Fortress America

    Secret Service provides the first comprehensive history of political policing in Canada – from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century, through two world wars and the Cold War to the more recent 'war on terror.' This book reveals the extent, focus, and politics of government-sponsored surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations.Drawing on previously classified government records, the ... Læs mere

    320,36 kr.

  • Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

    Serier serie Very Short Introductions
    This book charts a path through the outpouring of efforts to understand and explain modern terrorism, by asking what makes terrorism different from other forms of political, military action; what makes it effective; and what can be done about it. It unravels complex central questions such as whether terrorists are criminals, whether terrorism is a kind of war, what kind of threat terrorism ... Læs mere

    61,72 kr.

  • Pearson's Prize

    af John Melady ...
    In the fall of 1956, the world was on the brink of war. Egyptian President Gamel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and Britain, France, and Israel attacked him. Russia supported Nasser, and Soviet Premier Khrushchev threatened nuclear holocaust if the United States became militarily involved. Soon, the matter became a major problem for the United Nations.Fortunately, because of the efforts of ... Læs mere

    72,86 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Humanitarian Imperialism

    Using Human Rights to Sell War

    af Jean Bricmont ...
    Oversat af Diana Johnstone ...
    Since the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers—above all, the United States—in countries that are vulnerable to their attacks. The criteria for such intervention have become more arbitrary and self-serving, and their form more destructive, from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan to Iraq. Until ... Læs mere

    124,86 kr.