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Shulsky, Abram N.

Silent warfare : understanding the world of intelligence / Abram N. Shulsky, Gary J. Schmitt. - 3rd ed., rev. - Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, Inc., ©2002. - 1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-236) and index.

What is intelligence? -- Spies, machines, and libraries : collecting the data -- What does it all mean? : intelligence analysis and production -- Working behind the scenes : covert action -- Spy versus spy : counterintelligence -- Guarding the guardians : the management of intelligence -- Two views of intelligence -- Toward a theory of intelligence.

A primer on intelligence, with an analysis that exposes the flaws in the conventional wisdom of today's intelligence community.

ISBN: 9781597973144 (electronic bk.) 1597973149 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 99957709824

Source: 2C869469-19A6-4260-AC6C-D678AB0B454F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Intelligence service.
Intelligence service--United States.
Service des renseignements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Intelligence.
TRUE CRIME--Espionage.
Intelligence service.
Geheimdienst

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JF1525.I6 / S49 2002eb

Dewey Class. No.: 327.12