Seduced by secrets : inside the Stasi's spy-tech world / Kristie Macrakis.
Seduced by secrets : inside the Stasi's spy-tech world / Kristie Macrakis.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N327.1243/ 3
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English
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Physical content
xix, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. High-Tech -- 1. Agent Gorbachev -- 2. Stealing Secrets -- 3. Hero, Traitor, Playboy, Spy -- 4. The Crown Jewels -- 5. "Kid" and "Paul" -- 6. The Computer Fiasco -- Pt. II. Spy-Tech -- 7. James Bond, Communist-Style -- 8. Communicating Secrets -- 9. Secret Writing Revealed -- 10. Eye Spy -- 11...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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"Seduced by Secrets takes the reader inside the real world of one of the most effective and feared spy agencies in history, the Stasi (the East German Ministry for State Security). This book reveals the secret technical methods and sources of the Stasi as it stole secrets from abroad and developed gadgets at home. Far from unique, these revelations...
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Seduced by secrets : inside the Stasi's spy-tech world / Kristie Macrakis.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-350) and index.
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N327.1243/ 3
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74VM88dNylJd
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052188747X (hardback)
9780521887472 (hardback)
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327.12431009045
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991000241159702626