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1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for the espionage fan
this book was superior to any other espionage book that i have read.
Published on July 16, 1998
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating but Flawed
This book offers a insider's view of the intelligence community which in themselves is fascinating, but there is no way to check on its authenticity. Might this be another form of 'misinformation' by itself? Such is the paranoia that pervades the book and its historical case studies that slowly but surely indoctrinates its readers. In this respect, the book succeeds very...
Published on December 16, 2002
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating but Flawed,
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This review is from: Brassey's Book of Espionage (Hardcover)
This book offers a insider's view of the intelligence community which in themselves is fascinating, but there is no way to check on its authenticity. Might this be another form of 'misinformation' by itself? Such is the paranoia that pervades the book and its historical case studies that slowly but surely indoctrinates its readers. In this respect, the book succeeds very well in representing the subject that it dwells on.However, it remains a very Western account on the world of espionage. Laffin doesn't really explain why he thinks the Chinese intelligence is one of the best and most dangerous (and to whom?). Accordingly, East Asia and Southeast Asia are effectively ignored. I would like to have seen at least one case history about intelligence and espionage work in these regions...
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for the espionage fan,
By A Customer
This review is from: Brassey's Book of Espionage (Hardcover)
this book was superior to any other espionage book that i have read.
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Brassey's Book of Espionage by John Laffin (Hardcover - Jan. 1996)
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