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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Absent History	Ban Kah Choon	This book is an account of the multi-faceted activities of the Special Branch as it tackled problems of religious extremism, espionage and sedition from 1915 to 1942. It documents the severe threats …	OL1027476W
Spy	Richard Platt	Presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service.	OL11870W
Political intelligence and the creation of modern Mexico, 1938-1954	Aaron W. Navarro	"Analyzes the impact of the opposition candidacies in the Mexican presidential elections of 1940, 1946, and 1952 on the internal discipline and electoral dominance of the ruling Partido de la Revoluc…	OL15118347W
Patriot Games	Tom Clancy	It is fall. Years before the defection of a Soviet submarine will send him hurtling into confrontation with the Soviets, historian, ex-Marine and CIA analyst Jack Ryan is vacationing in London with h…	OL15148788W
The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon #10)	Daniel Silva,Daniel Silva	Severing his ties with the Office to care for his traumatized wife after a violent showdown with Ivan Kharkov, Gabriel is reluctantly drawn into a case involving a murdered art restorer and discovers…	OL15267381W
The Darkest Hour	Maya Banks	Intelligence: high. Body: hard. Mission: what no one else can do. It's been a year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly saw his wife Rachel alive. Now he's received an anonymous phone call claiming…	OL15365300W
The Mayaguez incident	Robert J. Mahoney	"Investigates the four-day international crisis after the 1975 seizure of the SS Mayaguez, which involved both American and Cambodian forces during the Vietnam War. Documents intelligence failures th…	OL15538292W
The Looking Glass War	John le Carré	A satire about an incompetent military espionage organization trying to regain its former glory by attempting to verify a Communist defector's story of a Soviet missile buildup in East Germany. While…	OL15723138W
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold	John le Carré	Spy Novel	OL15723140W
Spy science	Jim Wiese	Describes the skills, equipment, and techniques that spies use. Includes activities and experiments.	OL15828328W
Ghost plane	Stephen Grey	Investigative journalist Grey tells the inside story of international prisons sanctioned by the U.S. Government and used by the CIA to hold and torture people suspected of terrorism. He takes an unfl…	OL16028511W
Decoding organization	Christopher Grey	"How was Bletchley Park made as an organization? How was signals intelligence constructed as a field? What was Bletchley Park's culture and how was its work co-ordinated? Bletchley Park was not just …	OL16464899W
Operation paperclip	Annie Jacobsen	In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-ind…	OL16813636W
Playing to the edge	Michael V. Hayden	"An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both the CIA and the NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and momentous change For Gen…	OL17337894W
Cloaks And Veils	J. C. Carleson	277 p. ; 21 cm	OL17430908W
The Afghan	Frederick Forsyth	When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they are primed for action - but what can they do? They know nothing about the attack: the what, where or…	OL17740329W
Surveillance Valley	Yasha Levine	The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back …	OL17846590W
Derek Acorah's amazing psychic stories	Derek Acorah	These are the amazing stories of psychic interventions by TV's favourite psychic, Derek Acorah. He shares incredible real-life tales of dramatic rescues, dream visitations and near-death experiences …	OL17915405W
Secret democracy	Gary E. McCuen	Presents opposing viewpoints on the intelligence community in the United States and discusses such topics as secrecy and democracy, covert action and foreign affairs, and domestic spying.	OL18158661W
The Night Manager	John le Carré	Individual greed takes the place of old world rivalries of great nations. Inside look at the international cartel of illegal arms dealers, and drug smugglers. Lays forth an understanding of paradoxes…	OL181821W