Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the Author

Nigel West is a military historian, specializing in intelligence and security issues. He is currently the European Editor of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence and teaches the history of postwar intelligence at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Alexandria, VA. He is the author of many books, including the Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence (Scarecrow Press, 2005). In October 2003 he was awarded the U.S. Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award.

Reviews

...useful addition...
*Studies In Intelligence, Vol. 51, No. 2*

...a useful work....recommended for public libraries and academic libraries where military history, security, and intelligence are of interest.
*Booklist, 12/15/2006*

This dictionary is ideal for beginning researchers. Recommended.
*CHOICE, Vol. 44, No. 6 (February 2007)*

...Scarecrow are fortunate in having such a renowned and generally respected writer to provide the lead title of their new series. This book will be a useful purchase for any general library...
*s, Vol. 21, No. 5 (2007)*

...an excellent resource...
*American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)*

This historical dictionary is as well-researched and literate an account of the world's secret services as we are likely to get.
*Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Vol. 20, 2007*

This fourth volume in the series (and the author's second contribution) offers cross-referenced dictionary entries on international intelligence agencies and agents, operations and equipment, tradecraft and jargon, and countries. It includes a list of acronyms and a chronology. West is a military historian specializing in intelligence and security issues.
*Reference and Research Book News, November 2006*