A survey of U.S. intelligence failures from the Pueblo incident to the present

Merchants of Treason: America's Secrets for Sale

History

Thomas B. Allen

Norman Polmar

Military

DELACORTE PRESS

DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis

The closest we've ever come to the end of the world""DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities that created and coped with the crisis. They also show us how close we came to the edge without becoming sensationalistic."" —Larry Bond, bestselling author of Dangerous Ground
Spy-satellite and aerial-reconnaissance photos reveal that one of the United States's bitterest enemies may be acquiring weapons of mass destruction and the means to use them against the American homeland. Administration officials refuse to accept intelligence professionals' interpretation of these images and order an end to spy missions over the offending nation. More than a month later, after vicious infighting, the president orders the spy missions to resume. The new photos reveal an array of ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking deep within U.S. territory. It appears that the missiles will be fully operational within one week.
This is not a plot setup for a suspense novel; it is the true story of the most terrifying moment in the 45-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union: the Cuban Missile Crisis. DEFCON-2 tells this tale as it has never been told before—from both sides, with the help of hundreds of recently declassified U.S. and Soviet documents, as well as interviews with numerous former spies, military figures, and government officials who speak out here for the first time.

John D. Gresham

Americas

Trade Paper Press

Journeys from the biblical story of Joseph to the post-Cold War restructure of the Soviet intelligence apparatus, in a reference that contains more than 2,000 entries on people, agencies, operations, tools, methods, cases, and fictional characters.

The Encyclopedia of Espionage

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

Gramercy

The American Battleship includes More than 200 photos, in-depth analysis of the American battleship's role in all major wars fought in the twentieth century, and a complete history, beginning with the Maine (commissioned in 1894), to the last four American battleships: the Iowa, the Missouri, the New Jersey, and the Wisconsin.

The American Battleship

Samuel Loring Morison

MBI Publishing

When these two [authors] combine their considerable experience, the reader has to pay attention. Naval Aviation NewsIn 1999, by a vote of 52 to 47, the U.S. Senate cleared the names of Admiral Husband Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter Short of blame for leaving Pearl Harbor vulnerable to attack. According to the declaration, Kimmel and Short had performed their duties "competently and professionally," and that America's losses at Pearl were "not the result of dereliction of duty." Revisionist historians have been trying for years to portray Short and Kimmel as innocent scapegoats. However, Major General Kenneth Bergquist is among the many witnesses who went to their graves crying "foul," but not before telling their stories to historians Jack Lambert and Norman Polmar.This book combines the evidence of never-before-seen photos and documents, Lambert's taped interviews with some of the last surviving witnesses, exhaustive research of all remaining evidence, Polmar's perspective as naval warfare commentator for the History Channel, and Barry Levenson's legal experience trying cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, to finally put the case of the tragic failure of command and dereliction of duty leading up to December 7, 1941, to rest.Senator Strom Thurmond called Kimmel and Short "the final two victims of Pearl Harbor." In reality, was the last victim the truth?

Defenseless: Command Failure at Pearl Harbor

John, Lambert

Zenith Pr

Spyplanes: The Illustrated Guide to Manned Reconnaissance and Surveillance Aircraft from World War I to Today

John Bessette

VOYAGEUR PRESS + (MN)

A thoroughly researched reference volume about spies, their agencies, operations, & much more; with more than 2,000 entries & over 60 illustrations on the people, agencies, tools, & methods of spies & their secret world. This is the most comprehensive single volume published on the clandestine world of espionage, intelligence, & cryptography, including previously unavailable archives from the KGB & even famous spies from literature. There are also 27 "master entries" that cover major spy rings, articles about major countries outlining national intelligence services & activities, & all categories of spy tradecraft. Chronology.

Encyclopedia of Espionage

Reference

Gramercy Books

Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage

Greenhill Books

Guide to the Soviet Navy

Siegfried Breyer

Naval_Institute_Press

Norman Polmar’s book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries are based on the author’s "Historic Aircraft" column, appearing in Naval History. The aircraft selected, some famous and others virtually unknown, represent a mix of types: fighters, dive-bombers, patrol planes, transports, trainers, and helicopters, including the Pitcairn XOP-1 autogiro, the first rotary-wing aircraft to be operated by the Navy and Marines. They span the period from the Vought VE-7, the first type to take off from the Navy’s first carrier, the USS Langley, in 1922, through the Grumman A-6 Intruder, which flew in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars before being retired from service in 1996. Prominently featured also are the classic aircraft that the Navy and Marines flew to victory in World War II. Combining technical detail with the human dramas of flight and aerial combat, Polmar makes each historic aircraft literally fly off the pages. This book is a must-have for every aviation enthusiast.

Historic Naval Aircraft: From the pages Naval History Magazine

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