Author: Michael J. Sulick File Type: pdf Whats your secret?American Spies presents the stunning histories of more than forty Americans who spied against their country during the past six decades. Michael Sulick, former head of the CIAs clandestine service, illustrates through these storiessome familiar, others much less well knownthe common threads in the spy cases and the evolution of American attitudes toward espionage since the onset of the Cold War. After highlighting the accounts of many who have spied for traditional adversaries such as Russian and Chinese intelligence services, Sulick shows how spy hunters today confront a far broader spectrum of threats not only from hostile states but also substate groups, including those conducting cyberespionage.Sulick reveals six fundamental elements of espionage in these stories the motivations that drove them to spy their access and the secrets they betrayed their tradecraft, i.e., the techniques of concealing their espionage their exposure their punishment and, finally, the damage they inflicted on Americas national security.The book is the sequel to Sulicks popular Spying in America Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War. Together they serve as a basic introduction to understanding Americas vulnerability to espionage, which has oscillated between peacetime complacency and wartime vigilance, and continues to be shaped by the inherent conflict between our nations security needs and our commitment to the preservation of civil liberties.**ReviewI find it delightful to encounter a volume written by a professional who has walked the ground about which he writes. A must-read.The Washington TimesMakes real-life spy history come alive, and is highly recommended especially for public and college library American History shelves.Midwest Book ReviewSulick blends the historical record with his own intelligence expertise to create a nonfiction espionage thriller on par with the best of Ian Fleming and John Le Carre.ChoiceIn addition to being an interesting, well-researched, and well-written book, American Spies is a thought-provoking . . . analysis of the security and counterintelligence problems the United States faces today and in the future. It should be read by anyone who has a professional or personal interest in these areas.ProceedingsThe book is very readable it is a history of espionage played out on American shores. The stories are long enough to be detailed but short enough to hold attention. While reading I kept hoping someone would find out about them and stop the leakage of secrets but usually they were able to spy for years undetected. I very much recommend this book as a caution to our current times.San Francisco Book ReviewAs a bibliophile who devours several lineal feet of books on espionage and intelligence each month, both for review and for pleasure, I find it delightful to encounter a volume written by a professional who has walked the ground about which he writes . . . . Albeit scholarly, it brims with details of spying that make for enjoyable reading.The Intelligencer Journal of US Intelligence StudiesReviewThis and Sulicks first volume describe some of the most damaging spies in our history with gripping accounts of their motives, espionage, and the temper of the times. The detailed, often compelling accounts fascinate. But more importantly, they sound a loud warning buzzer to once again challenge our near chronic disbeliefeven todayabout the extent of spying directed against America and the perennial readiness of some to betray it.Peter Earnest, executive director, International Spy MuseumIn this, his second volume of Spying in America, retired intelligence officer and historian Michael Sulick presents vividly to readers how America, as a primary intelligence target of foreign countries and groups, protects against these attacks within the competing democratic challenges of national security and civil liberties. Sulicks extensive research gives a professionals up-to-date analysis of Russian, Chinese, and Cuban successes, and introduces us to the newer threats from terrorist organizations and cyber espionage.Burton Gerber, retired CIA senior operations officerDrawing on a long career in the CIAs clandestine service, Michael Sulicks survey of espionage in America during and after the Cold War presents balanced analytical comparative case summaries that emphasize the most significant operations that challenged American intelligence agencies. Fascinating stories, well written, and a much needed contribution to the literature. For a basic understanding of Americas contemporary espionage historyread this book!Hayden Peake, intelligence bibliographer, Curator of CIA Historical Intelligence Collection As director of CIA, I found my regular counterintelligence briefings to be depressing affairs how could seemingly loyal, normal Americans stoop to (at best) ill-advised and (too frequently) disloyal and illegal behavior. If only I had had the chance to read Mike Sulicks American Spies, I might have known and better understood. Sulicks readable style and obvious espionage expertise translate into an experts view of what has motivated betrayal by Americans in the modern era. His narrative reads like a fictional page-turner but with a practitioners understanding of a real world where betrayal has become far too common. This is a must-read if one hopes to understand what it will take to keep Americas secrets secret.Michael Hayden, General USAF (Retired), former director of CIA, former director of NSA

Author: Gail Ramshaw File Type: epub  This title explores why Christians have different ways of looking at time, at how the life of the church is ordered and organized by days, weeks, seasons, and years. It provides detailed information about Sundays and festivals, the lectionary and propers, seasons and commemorations, as well as guidance about leading the churchs services of daily prayer. Includes unique indexes to Evangelical Lutheran Worship contents. 

Author: Holland Hunter File Type: pdf Could the USSR have been prepared for World War II more humanely and efficiently? In this first integrated evaluation of Stalins economic goals and actions, Holland Hunter and Janusz Szyrmer reconstruct and test Soviet results annually and by sector. Addressing historians, political scientists, and economists, the authors build a new, internally consistent, twelve-sector annual record of output and capital growth (assembling and reconciling Western reconstructions of Soviet data) to assess Soviet policy and test how alternative policies might have worked. They point out lessons from the 1930s that can be applied today. The authors analyze the basic steps marking the prewar Soviet drive agricultural collectivization, head-long investment in heavy industry, autarkic foreign trade, and rearmament. They conclude that the economys growth potential was misused, that collectivization was a mistake, and that with a slower drive to build heavy industry, living standards could have been higher throughout the 1930s while the ability to withstand invasion would have been stronger. A related implication for the 1990s is that correct prices, small-scale production, and individual initiative are key requirements for an effective Soviet economy. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. **

Author: Rachel Armstrong File Type: pdf In this ground-breaking book, the first to provide an overview of the theory and practice of experimental architecture, Rachel Armstrong explores how interdisciplinary, design-led research practices are beginning to redefine the possibilities of architecture as a profession. Drawing on experts from disciplines as varied as information technology, mathematics, poetry, graphic design, scenography, bacteriology, marine applied science and robotics, Professor Armstrong delineates original, cutting-edge architectural experiments through essays, quotes, poetry, equations and stories. Written by an acknowledged pioneer of architectural experiment, this visionary book is ideal for students and researchers wishing to engage in experimental, practice-based architectural and artistic research. It introduces radical new ideas about architecture and provides ideas and inspiration which students and researchers can apply in their own work and proposals, while practitioners can draw on it to transform their creative assumptions and develop thereby a distinctive edge to stand out in a highly competitive profession.