{"product_id":"spies-wiretaps-and-secret-operations-glenn-peter-hastedt-9781851098071","title":"Spies, Wiretaps, and Secret Operations: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage [2 Volumes]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive two-volume overview and analysis of all facets of espionage in the American historical experience, focusing on key individuals and technologies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn two volumes, \u003ci\u003eSpies, Wiretaps, and Secret Operation: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage\u003c\/i\u003e ranges across history to provide a comprehensive, thoroughly up-to-date introduction to spying in the United States--why it is done, who does it (both for and against the United States), how it is done, and what its ultimate impact has been. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe encyclopedia includes hundreds of entries in chronologically organized sections that cover espionage by and within the United States from colonial times to the 21st century. Entries cover key individuals, technologies, and events in the history of American espionage. Volume two offers overviews of important agencies in the American intelligence community and intelligence organizations in other nations (both allies and adversaries), plus details of spy trade techniques, and a concluding section on the portrayal of espionage in literature and film. The result is a cornerstone resource that moves beyond the Cold War-centric focus of other works on the subject to offer an authoritative contemporary look at American espionage efforts past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn Peter Hastedt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851098070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851098071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.30w x 2.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 147","brand":"Glenn Peter Hastedt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113743102207,"sku":"9781851098071","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e65442aa-9226-4734-8c36-cacab52b454e.jpg?v=1769617026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spies-wiretaps-and-secret-operations-glenn-peter-hastedt-9781851098071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}