G. Hastedt – An Encyclopedia of American Espionage

Автор: G. Hastedt
Название книги: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Социология
Страницы: 947
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

A comprehensive two-volume overview and analysis of all facets of espionage in the American historical experience, focusing on key individuals and technologies.

• Includes over 750 entries in chronologically organized sections, covering important spies, spying technologies, and events

• Written by an expert team of contributing scholars from a variety of fields within history and political science

• Provides a chronology of key events related to the use of espionage by the United States or by enemies within our borders

• A glossary of key espionage terms

• An extensive bibliography of print and electronic resources for further reading

• Photos of key individuals plus maps of geographical locations and military engagements where espionage played an important role

For most Americans espionage is a twentieth-century phenomenon and is closely
associated with the cold war. The reality is quite different. Running spies and finding
out spies has been a part of American history since the colonial times. It has produced
heroes and villains, successes and failures, and periods of measured response to external
threats along with periods dominated by witch hunts and scapegoating.
In Spies, Wiretaps, and Special Operations: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage, our
goal is to provide readers with information and insight into the key individuals, organizations,
and events in the history of American espionage. Selected non-American experiences
have been included to provide additional context for understanding this history.
So too are entries on U.S. covert action and analytic undertakings. Espionage does not
take place in a vacuum and their selective inclusion is intended to help readers gain a
better sense of the general makeup of U.S. foreign policy at key points in time.
Broadly speaking, seven time periods are represented. The first centers on the American
Revolution and efforts to defeat the British and obtain aid from France. The second
period is the early Republic and highlights the role of espionage in expanding westward
and fending off foreign challenges. The Civil War is the third period and our entries
include examples of both Union and Confederate espionage. The fourth period focuses
on the diplomatic and military intrigues that were part of the Spanish-American War.
World War I provides the focal point for espionage in the fifth time period, although
our entries extend beyond it into the 1920s and 1930s as we deal with such varied aspects
of American espionage as the Red Scare and the Black Chamber. AfterWorldWar I we
turn our attention to espionage as it relates toWorldWar II. Next we examine cold war
espionage. Not surprisingly, this is our largest section reflecting the deepened involvement
of the United States in world affairs and the multifaceted nature of the U.S.-Soviet relationship.
Our last time period is labeled the post–cold war era. Here we see the growing
prevalence of military and economic espionage by China against the United States and
the links between terrorist groups and espionage. Although little about the future can be said with complete certainty, the record of
American espionage presented in Spies, Wiretaps, and Special Operations makes three
points clear. First, the U.S. involvement in espionage and counterespionage in the
twenty-first century will continue unabated. We will not suddenly “stop reading
people’s mail.” Second, we will direct our efforts, both offensive and defensive, against
new targets and in new ways. Third, the American historical experience with espionage
will continue to be relevant for understanding its potential and limitations as an instrument
of foreign policy