Spy Chronicles: Adventures in espionage from the American Revolution to the Cold War
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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Serious historians writing about the Cold War and modern history in general cannot ignore the fact that espionage was an integral part in the annals of humanity. Unfortunately, only a small number of books were written about the history of espionage in America and this book is a very good and important addition to it.
It was, I believe, written for those have do not have any knowledge about the subject or whose knowledge is incomplete or limited. Starting with the American Revolution and ending with the Cold War era, Michael Sulick has written about more than thirty cases of spy cases. There are also chapters about less famous spies, women included. It is definitely a fast and enjoyable read comprising three centuries of espionage written by a professional historian and practitioner as well. The author offers a very good explanation as to why Americans have spied against their country, and he also discusses in great detail the cases of those who were not born in the USA and were engaged in the Great Game.
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The motives for spying are broad. Some spies have given away secrets to the enemy because of greed, whereas others, such as Benedict Arnold, have betrayed secrets becasue of ego, money and revenge.
Spy Chronicles: Adventures in espionage from the American Revolution to the Cold War - Kindle edition by E.L. Sanders. Download it once and read it on your. American Spies: Espionage against the United States from the Cold War to the Present reviewing some of the most important espionage activities against the United reveals how important espionage has been to the American chronicle.
Many of the spies during the Cold War have been driven by ideological factors, but this changed after the seventies of the previous century when money was the name of the game. Indeed, the main and best part of this book focuses on the Cold War era, where so many spies were engaged in the game of transmitting secrets to the Russians.
The element of counterespionage is much emphasized, and this is understandable, since Mr.
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Sulick was the chief of CIA counterintelligence for some years. One main thread running through the various chapters is that it was pretty easy to spy against the Americans, because America "remained plagued by its chronic tendency toward disbelief that its citizens in positions of trust would betray the nation's secrets".
It was ironical the even the CIA and the FBI have fallen prey to this disbelief, thus their failure to detect spies in their own ranks. To put it in other words, the element of serendipity played an invaluable part in discovering many spies, aided by mistakes those spies have made. The Soviets and their allies were extremely efficient during the Cold War years. By the end of the twentieth century, globalization began to challenge traditional concepts of loyalty to a state, and increasing number of Americans spied not for money or ideological beliefs but becasue of foreign attachments and dual allegiances.
In the words of a counterintelligence executive, there were in no less than " foreign intelligence services that try to penetrate the USA or US organizations abroad". Cyber espionage is the newest threat to US natioanl security and this aspect is well analyzed here. For those who have are new to the field, for those who know a lot and want to know more, for serious historians and history buffs-this book will do. It is indispensable and highly recommended! I found this book to be fascinating and informative.
Written by an insider from the CIA it holds the reader's attention with it's engrossing narratives and little known facts. The author also masterfully connects stories from the distant past with more contemporary events. Sulick's main point seems to be that the greatest asset our enemies have is our unwillingness to accept the fact that our fellow citizens are capable of betraying our country. This allows enemy agents to "hide in plain sight" even in the highest levels of our government. A must read for anyone interested in American History, and for patriots in general.
I eagerly await the sequel. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. This is a very good account of the history of espionage in the United States, from the revolution through the Civil War, right up to the Soviet Era. It offers a very good perspective of the variety of efforts made by both foreign and domestic spies. It;s worth reading for the serious student of espionage and for the casual reader. Well-researched book, a blend of government bureaucrat and academic writing. Good telling of great anecdotes of spying against the US throughout a long period of history.
Not comprehensive by any means, though the author implies that it is, and thus ignores a lot of espionage and covert action by foreign forces against each other or agains the US e. One weakness is the idea that "intelligence" is a discipline, rather than a function, and thus did not really exist before Thus all comparisons of the anecdotes are made almost out of context, because Sulik compares, for instance, how southern spies in Washington Civil War made little or no contribution to the Confederates' war effort, because there was no analysis center in Richmond to process the data and declare it valid.
This does not hurt the book's narrative much, however, and especially so if the reader sticks to the anecdotes and glosses over the couple of paragraph of analysis after each one. Overall a good read of an interesting part of oft-ignored US history. This book kept me involved from start to finish.
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Very informative and accessible. Created lots of discussion in both my espionage class and at the dinner table. I feel the same on this one as I did on the other.
