Author: Christopher Andrew
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030024052X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations
The Secret World
Author: Christopher Andrew
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030024052X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030024052X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations
The Two Cultures
Author: C. P. Snow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107606144
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107606144
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here.
The American Phrenological Journal and Repository of Science, Literature and General Intelligence
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Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The Indian Philosophical Review
Author: Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade
Publisher:
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Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
The Indian Philosophical Review ...
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Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Report[s].
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science
Publisher:
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Category : Cultural policy
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Category : Cultural policy
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Practical Mind-Reading - A Course of Lessons on Tranference, Telepathy, Mental Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.
Author: William Walker Atkinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359074987
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
CONTENTS. Lesson I -- The Nature Of Mind Reading - A plain, practical, scientific explanation of this Vast, Mysterious Subject Lesson II -- The Proofs Of Mind Reading - The result of the latest scientific experiments and investigations regarding this subject Lesson III -- Contact Mind Reading - Pull instruction regarding the ""Nerve Currents"" passing from the human Transmitter to the human Receiver Lesson IV -- Development Exercises - How to develop yourself; how to grow proficient in practice; how to find Locations; how to find Objects Lesson V -- Simple Demonstrations - Public or Parlor Demonstrations. Fourteen Practical Demonstrations are explained Lesson VI -- Difficult Demonstrations - Explanations and instructions given for their performance. The Banknote Test; the Blackboard Feats; Telepathic Chess and Checkers, etc Lesson VII -- Sensational Feats - The Driving Feat; the Combination Lock Feat Lesson VIII -- Higher Phenomena - Demonstrations without contact. Development Directions
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359074987
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
CONTENTS. Lesson I -- The Nature Of Mind Reading - A plain, practical, scientific explanation of this Vast, Mysterious Subject Lesson II -- The Proofs Of Mind Reading - The result of the latest scientific experiments and investigations regarding this subject Lesson III -- Contact Mind Reading - Pull instruction regarding the ""Nerve Currents"" passing from the human Transmitter to the human Receiver Lesson IV -- Development Exercises - How to develop yourself; how to grow proficient in practice; how to find Locations; how to find Objects Lesson V -- Simple Demonstrations - Public or Parlor Demonstrations. Fourteen Practical Demonstrations are explained Lesson VI -- Difficult Demonstrations - Explanations and instructions given for their performance. The Banknote Test; the Blackboard Feats; Telepathic Chess and Checkers, etc Lesson VII -- Sensational Feats - The Driving Feat; the Combination Lock Feat Lesson VIII -- Higher Phenomena - Demonstrations without contact. Development Directions
How to Do Things with Words
Author: John Langshaw Austin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019824553X
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative utterances and statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it with a more general theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophicalproblems.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019824553X
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative utterances and statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it with a more general theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophicalproblems.
The Library Catalogs of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University
Author: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Publisher:
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Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Guide to Reprints
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description