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Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi's Spy-Tech World
Kristie Macrakis
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Description for Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi's Spy-Tech World
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BTC; HBJD; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
Seduced by Secrets is an expose of the secret world of one of the most feared spy agencies in history. Revealed, for the first time, are the technical methods and sources of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets from abroad and spied on its own people. The book draws on classified files from the Stasi archives, including CIA-acquired material, interviews, and court documents to demonstrate that the Stasi overestimated the power of secrets and created an insular spy culture more intent on securing its power than protecting national security. It recreates the Stasi's hidden ... Read more
Seduced by Secrets is an expose of the secret world of one of the most feared spy agencies in history. Revealed, for the first time, are the technical methods and sources of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets from abroad and spied on its own people. The book draws on classified files from the Stasi archives, including CIA-acquired material, interviews, and court documents to demonstrate that the Stasi overestimated the power of secrets and created an insular spy culture more intent on securing its power than protecting national security. It recreates the Stasi's hidden ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591141839
SKU
V9781591141839
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99-3
About Kristie Macrakis
Kristie Macrakis is the author or editor of five books including Surviving the Swastika and Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies. She received her PhD in the history of science from Harvard University, USA and is also a historian of espionage. She is a professor in the School of History, Technology and Society at Georgia Tech, USA.
Reviews for Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi's Spy-Tech World
For an extensive knowledge of the Stasi you must read Seduced by Secrets. Macrakis delves deeply in the history, methodology and spymastercraft of 'one of the most effective and feared spy agencies and secret police in the world.' It's an intriguing book that reads like a spy novel
only it's Cold War truth."
15MinutesMagazine.com
only it's Cold War truth."
15MinutesMagazine.com