Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3rd Edition

Shulsky, Abram N.; Schmitt, Gary J.

ISBN 10: 1574883453 / ISBN 13: 9781574883459

Published by POTOMAC BOOKS, 2002

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3rd Edition
• Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574883453
• ISBN 13: 9781574883459
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

A thoroughly updated revision of the first comprehensive overview of intelligence designed for both the student and the general reader, Silent Warfare is an insider’s guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Leading intelligence scholars Abram N. Shulsky and Gary J. Schmitt clearly explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action, and their interrelationship with policymakers and democratic values.

This new edition takes account of the expanding literature in the field of intelligence and deals with the consequences for intelligence of vast recent changes in telecommunication and computer technology the new “information age.” It also reflects the world’s strategic changes since the end of the Cold War. This landmark book provides a valuable framework for understanding today’s headlines, as well as the many developments likely to come in the real world of the spy.

About the Authors

Abram N. Shulsky was a senior fellow at the National Strategy Information Center in Washington when he wrote Silent Warfare. He currently serves in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Gary J. Schmitt was also a senior fellow at the National Strategy Information Center while preparing the second edition of this book. He has served as executive director of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and as minority staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.