Spycraft - Softcover

Wallace, Robert; Melton, H. Keith; Schlesinger, Henry Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593062043 ISBN 13: 9780593062043

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2009

Synopsis

Secret instructions written in invisible ink. Cigarettes that fire bullets. Covert communications slipped inside dead rats. Subminature cameras hidden in ballpoint pens. If these sound like the stuff of James Bond's gadget-master Q's trade, think again. They are all real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Services. Now, in the first book ever written about this ultra secretive department, the former director of the OTS gives us an unprecedented look at the devices and operations from the history of the CIA - including many deemed 'inappropriate for public disclosure' by the CIA just two years ago."Spycraft" tells amazing life and death stories about this little-known group, much of which has never before been revealed. Against the backdrop of some of the most critical international events of recent years - including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the war on terror - the authors show the real technical and human story of how the CIA carried out its most secret missions.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Wallace is the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Services. H Keith Melton is an internationally recognized authority of spy technology, and the author of seven books including Ultimate Spy. Henry Schlesinger is a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine.

From the Back Cover

Secret instructions written in invisible ink
Cigarettes that fire bullets
Insect-sized flying spy cameras
Listening devices hidden in the family cat
Is these sound like the stuff of James Bond s gadget-master Q, think again. They are all real-life devices used by the CIA s Office of Technical Services. Now, in the first book ever written about this ultra-secretive department, the former director of the OTS gives us an unprecedented look at the devices and operations in the CIA s history including many deemed inappropriate for public disclosure by the CIA just two years ago.
Spycraft tells amazing life-and-death stories about this little-known group, many of whom have never before been revealed. Against the backdrop of some of the most critical international events of recent years including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the war on terror the authors show the real technical and human story of how the CIA carried out its most secret missions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593062043
• ISBN 13: 9780593062043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576