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Posted: 12/7/2020 12:15:34 AM EDT
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Anything by Viktor Suvorov
Steve Colls' Ghost Wars Legacy of Ashes Le Carre's Karla Trilogy The Men Who Stare At Goats (lol) |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 7:06:19 AM EDT
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Excellent, seems Suvorov and Ghost Wars are a good place to start!
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Posted: 12/7/2020 8:40:43 AM EDT
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If you want a hefty (918 page) book that includes a lot of the history and methodology of WWII codebreaking, but also has subplots that venture into fictional intrigue, I suggest Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson.
"Cryptonomicon is vintage Stephenson from start to finish: short on plot, but long on detail so precise it's exhausting. Every page has a math problem, a quotable in-joke, an amazing idea, or a bit of sharp prose. Cryptonomicon is also packed with truly weird characters, funky tech, and crypto--all the crypto you'll ever need, in fact, not to mention all the computer jargon of the moment. A word to the wise: if you read this book in one sitting, you may die of information overload (and starvation.)" |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 8:49:16 AM EDT
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An older one but awesome: "Spycatcher" by Peter Wright, MI5 officer
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Posted: 12/7/2020 8:59:21 AM EDT
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This thread interests me
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Posted: 12/7/2020 9:10:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An older one but awesome: "Spycatcher" by Peter Wright, MI5 officer If you want an exhaustive, but very dry history of American counterintelligence from the Culper spy ring through the 20th century, search for the CI Readers. I believe there are 4 volumes, PDFs which are free to download. They are hosted on a few different websites. |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 9:31:51 AM EDT
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https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/0005383505
This link is a list of reading material that will help you get more material. Here are the CI readers mentioned above: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc/ci-references |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 9:54:05 AM EDT
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Surprise, kill, vanish by Annie Jacobson
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Posted: 12/7/2020 3:15:59 PM EDT
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These are some good references guys. Got me going down a rabbit hole over here!
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Posted: 12/8/2020 10:40:15 PM EDT
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My dad has read hundreds of spy books. And he absolutely loves Moscow Rules.
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Posted: 12/9/2020 10:51:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My dad has read hundreds of spy books. And he absolutely loves Moscow Rules. Added to my list also! https://www.amazon.com/Moscow-Rules-Secret-Tactics-America/dp/1541762193 |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 6:23:05 PM EDT
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Have you read Life Undercover, by Amaryllis Fox? I wouldn't call it a comprehensive guide to spycraft, but she she goes into a bit of detail on how she maintained nonofficial cover for several years abroad.
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Posted: 8/20/2021 9:53:52 PM EDT
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I'd recommend the Mike Locken trilogy by Robert Rostand. The Killer Elite, Viper's Game, and A Killing in Rome. Great cold war 70s spy novels. I found them on Amazon Kindle.
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Posted: 10/6/2021 9:21:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/9/2021 1:45:49 PM EDT
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Old school:
SOE Manual: How to be an Agent in Occupied Europe There was an entertaining TV series which puts modern civilians through SOE training: Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits |
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