WAR OF WITS: The Anatomy of Espionage and Intelligence

by Ladislas Farago ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

In the belief that people should be informed about intelligence in order to further it, Ladislas Farago, an expert in the field, tells of the aims, organization, and operation of the ""war of wits"". He methodically goes through positive intelligence:-the collection, procurement, evaluation and dissemination of information; the levels from policy to tactical; espionage; sabotage -- and on to negative or counter intelligence (the safeguarding of information), then points out the place and nature of propaganda, white, grey or black. Throughout, there are numerous examples of intelligence at work that reveal both its importance and its processes. How an agent should act in enemy territory; how the RAF changed from offensive to defensive strategy, how a counter-espionage agent disposed of a German spy ring in the U. S. in 1941; how the Norsk Hydro, where Germany worked on atomic weapons, was sabotaged; how the amazing woman expert, Dr. Schragmuller, trained spies -- these are some of the cases that point up an amazingly candid and informative book.

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Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION