The Great Game

By - Hitz, Frederick Porter

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Vintage Books, New York, 2005

ISBN 10 - 0375726381

ISBN 13 - 9780375726385

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Spy stories, American

Shelf No - 2

common.call_no - 823.0872 HIT

common.physical_description - 1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations

Notes - Includes Index

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In this riveting insider’s account, a former inspector general of the CIA compares actual espionage cases and practices with classic and popular spy fiction, showing that the real world of espionage is nearly always stranger and more complicated than even the best spy fiction.Exploring everything from tradecraft and recruitment to bureaucracy and betrayal, The Great Game contrasts fictional spies created by such authors as John Le Carr?, Tom Clancy and Joseph Conrad with their real-life counterparts from Kim Philby to Aldrich Ames. Drawing on his thirty year career with the CIA, Frederick P. Hitz shows that even the most imaginative authors fail to capture the profound human dilemmas raised by real-life cases. Engaging and insightful, The Great Game shines a fascinating light on the veiled history of intelligence.

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