Overview

--Secret instructions written in invisible ink --Covert communications slipped inside dead rats --Subminiature cameras hidden in ballpoint pens If these sound like the stuff of science fiction or imaginary tools of James Bond's gadget-master Q's trade, think again. They are real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Service. Now, in the first book ever written about this ultrasecretive department, the former director of OTS teams up with an internationally renowned intelligence historian to give listeners an unprecedented look at the devices and operations 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 it never before revealed. Against the backdrop of some of America's most critical periods in recent history--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 carries out its missions.

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"This book is absolutely the best I've ever read about the CIA's 'spy-techs'.... A must-read.-- ""Pete Earley, author of Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy After the End of the Cold War"" ""The authors persuasively argue that employing and defending against sophisticated digital technology is the primary challenge facing US intelligence in the twenty-first century. Their position invites challenge, but it cannot be dismissed."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""This book is absolutely the best I've ever read about the CIA's 'spy-techs'...A must-read."" -- ""Pete Earley, author of Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy After the End of the Cold War"" ""Wallace's work conveys the critical minutiae of clandestine activity, where one slipup can kill an agent, to spy buffs and CIA applicants alike."" -- ""Booklist"""

Author Information

Henry Robert Schlesinger is a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine, where he covers intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. He lives in New York. Robert Wallace is former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service. A recipient of the Intelligence Medal of Merit, he is the founder of the Artemus Consulting Group, a private national security firm, and a contributor to the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. He lives in Virginia. H. Keith Melton is a renowned military historian, author, and expert on clandestine devices and equipment. Melton is the author of several books on espionage, including The Ultimate Spy Book, CIA Special Weapons and Equipment, and OSS Special Weapons and Equipment and Clandestine Warfare. Henry Robert Schlesinger is an author and journalist who has covered intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. His work has appeared in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Technology Review, and Smithsonian magazine. He lives in New York City. Henry Robert Schlesinger is an author and journalist who has covered intelligence technologies, counterterrorism, and law enforcement. His work has appeared in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Technology Review, and Smithsonian magazine. He lives in New York City. David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over thirty audiobooks, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, fantasy, military, thrillers, and humor. He received an AudioFile Earphones Award for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, he keeps busy writing plays and stories for children. David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over thirty audiobooks, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, fantasy, military, thrillers, and humor. He received an AudioFile Earphones Award for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, he keeps busy writing plays and stories for children.

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