Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence - 2nd Edition

Informationen zum Autor By Robert W. Pringle Klappentext This historical dictionary is the only volume that lays out how Russian and Soviet intelligence works and how its operations have impacted Russian history. It covers Russian intelligence from the imperial period to the present focusing in greatest detail on Cold War espionage cases and the Putin-era intelligence community.This historical dictionary is the only volume that lays out how Russian and Soviet intelligence works and how its operations have impacted Russian history. It covers Russian intelligence from the imperial period to the present focusing in greatest detail on Cold War espionage cases and the Putin-era intelligence community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffReader's NoteList of Acronyms and AbbreviationsChronologyIntroduction THE DICTIONARYAppendixes A. The Evolution of Soviet State Security, 1917-1991 B. KGB Chairs, 1917-1991 C. Russian Foreign Intelligence Organizations, 1920- D. Chiefs of Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence, 1920- E. Russian Security Services, 1991- F. Heads of Military Intelligence (GRU), 1918- G. Venona Code Names and Encryption H. Loss of Life in the Stalin Era I. Agents and Programs Betrayed by Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen, and Edward Lee Howard J. Maskirovka: Deception on Nuclear Weapons ProgramsBibliographyAbout the Author

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• Autori: Robert W Pringle, Robert W. Pringle, Pringle Robert W.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781442253179
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5317-9
• Pagine: 448
• Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Reference, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era