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SpycraftSpycraft

Spycraft

The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda

H. Keith Melton

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From two men who know how espionage really works, an unprecedented history--heavily illustrated with never-before-seen images--of the CIA's most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. What is an invisible photo used for? What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat? These may sound like challenges for James Bond's fictional gadget-master Q, but they're all real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Service. Now, in the first book ever written about this office, the former director of OTS teams up with an internationally renowned intelligence historian to take readers into the laboratory of espionage.--From publisher description.

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OL Work ID
OL14993394W

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Intelligence service, united statesUnited states, central intelligence agencyHistoryIntelligence serviceUnited States. Central Intelligence Agency. Directorate of Science and TechnologyUnited StatesIntelligence service / United StatesUnited States / Central Intelligence Agency / Directorate of Science and Technology / History

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