Category: History: Military: Cold War

Copyright/published Year: 2014 by Naval Institute Pres

ISBN: 1591141834

Binding: trade pap

Description: Seduced by Secrets is an expose of the secret world of one ì of the most feared spy agencies in history. Revealed, for the ì first time, are the technical methods and sources of the Stasi ì (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets ì from abroad and spied on its own people. The book draws on ì classified files from the Stasi archives, including CIA-acquired ì material, interviews, and court documents to demonstrate that the ì Stasi overestimated the power of secrets and created an insular ì spy culture more intent on securing its power than protecting ì national security.

It recreates the Stasi's hidden world of spy technology ì through biographies of agents, defectors, and officers, and by ì visualizing James Bond-like techniques and gadgets. In this ì highly original book, Macrakis adds a new dimension to our ì understanding of the East German Ministry for State Security in ì espionage history

Condition Information

This is a used book in Very good condition.

Additional condition description

Clean and unmarked copy. NO remainder markings. Book was apparently dropped on rear outer corner during shipping or shelving.