A Short Course in the Secret War / Edition 4

by Christopher Felix

Overview

Based in part on author Felix's personal experiences as a political agent in Hungary in the decades after World War II, this work explains what the rules are for secret operations, why the U. S. needs them, and how good a job our government and others are doing in practice. Chapters cover the political and social systems that a spy must rely on, the personal dilemmas an agent faces, and the tricks to keeping one's cover. A new afterword features revelations on Raoul Wallenberg's fate, British turncoat Kim Philby, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568331799
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/19/2001
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Christopher Felix, aka James McCargar, was a former intelligence officer who served in Naval Intelligence, the CIA, and the State Department. He lives in Washington, DC.

Editorial Reviews

A superb thriller.

The New Yorker

Aims at-and intelligently succeeds in explaining the theory and purpose of cloak-and-dagger work.

Time

The thinking man's spy book.

The New York Times

Aims at-and intelligently succeeds in explaining the theory and purpose of cloak-and-dagger work.

Time

A superb thriller.

The New Yorker

The thinking man's spy book.

The New York Times

The thinking man's spy book.

New York Times