ISBN: 9780713993660 - the secret world: a history of intelligence (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A few small stains.…

Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [xii] 948. Twenty-one integrated illustrations and eighty-three plates. Publisher's smoke grey cloth with title lettered in black to spine in an unclipped, blue, white and grey dust-jacket. Slight discolouration and creasing to top edge. Otherwise a Near Fine copy. The Secret World tells the story of espionage throughout various periods of history, collated and presented by secret intelligence historian Christopher Andrew. A heavyweight book so extra payment maybe requested for international shipping.…

Zustand: Gebraucht / Used. xii,948pp, Hardcover with dustjacket. good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 'Almost every page includes a sizzling historical titbit . captivating, insightful and masterly' (Edward Lucas, The Times)The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there, Christopher Andrew traces the shift in the ancient world from divination to what we would recognize as attempts to gather real intelligence in the conduct of military operations, and considers how far ahead of the West - at that time - China and India were. He charts the development of intelligence and security operations and capacity through, amongst others, Renaissance Venice, Elizabethan England, Revolutionary America, Napoleonic France, right up to sophisticated modern activities of which he is the world's best-informed interpreter. What difference have security and intelligence operations made to course of history? Why have they so often forgotten by later practitioners? This fascinating book provides the answers.…