Spy Book - The Encyclopedia of Espionage

664 Pages·1997·82.82 MB·English

by  Norman Polmar

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Beginning with ^
the Biblical story of Jose Ph...
...from the earliest use of the word ‘‘spy’’ to the
latest revelations of the Aldrich Ames case and
the post-Cold War reorganization of Russian
intelligence apparatus, SPY BOOK provides the
most comprehensive single volume ever published,
covering intelligence, espionage, and cryptography.
More than 2,000 entries on people, agencies,
operations, tradecraft, and tools uncover the
secrets of this underground world.
Here is just a small sample of the candid, often
wry, appraisals that pepper the pages:
In discussing P. G. Wodehouse, “the British
novelist who wrote humorously about the upper
class,” Pol mar and Allen point out that “his writings
influenced German intelligence officers, who took
Wodehouses comedy seriously. Agents being sent to
England were told that Wodehouse s hilarious put-
downs of the aristocracy were true. One captured
agent was parachuted into England wearing spats.”
Of Donald Maclean, a member of the infamous
Cambridge Spy Ring and “among history’s most suc¬
cessful spies,” the authors write, “When he applied
for the diplomatic service, he told interrogators that
he had had communist leanings while a student and
had never completely abandoned them. His clever
candor helped ease his way into a Foreign Office
where pedigree was considered sufficient grounds for
patriotism and a fling at communism was considered
a mere youthful indiscretion.”
The entries include 27 starred (*) “master entries”
that cover major spy rings, articles about major
countries outlining national intelligence services
and activities, and all categories of tradecraft. For
example, the entry ^Cambridge Spy Ring is cross
referenced with entries on the five members of
the ring, their principal Soviet handler, and the
principal British mole hunter.
There are also over 60 illustrations, many pub¬
lished for the first time.
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SPY BOOK
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ESPIONAGE
Norman Polmar •• Thomas B. Allen
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ESPIONAGE
RANDOM HOUSE MB NEW YORK
Copyright 1997 by Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen
©
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book
may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Reference &
Information Publishing, Random House, Inc., 201 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022. Published
in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random
House of Canada Ltd, Toronto.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Polmar, Norman.
Spy book: the encyclopedia of espionage Norman Polmar, Thomas B. Allen,
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p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-679-42514-4 (he)
1. Espionage Encyclopedias. 2. Secret service Encyclopedias.
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3. Secret service—Encyclopedias I. Allen, Thomas B. II. Title.
JF1525. I6P65 1996
327.12'03 dc20 96-34737
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Dedicated
the many people of the secret world
who helped us—including
those who cannot be named.