Strategic Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond

In this accessible volume, Jefferson Adams places these important developments in their historical context, taking a global approach to themes including

• various undertakings from both sides in the Cold War, with emphasis on covert action and deception operations
• controversial episodes involving Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Poland, and Afghanistan as well as numerous lesser known occurrences.
• three Cold War spy profiles which explore the role of human psychology in intelligence work
• the technological dimension
• spies in fiction, film and television
• developments in the intelligence organizations of both sides in the decade following the fall of the Berlin wall

Supplemented by suggestions for further reading, a glossary of key terms, and a timeline of important events, this is an essential read for all those interested in the modern history of espionage.