To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence

· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by John McLain
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The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. Foreign intelligence services, particularly those of China, Russia, and Cuba, are recruiting spies in our midst and stealing our secrets and cutting-edge technologies.



In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. Olson takes the listener into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his thirty-year career in the CIA.



After an overview of what the Chinese, Russian, and Cuban spy services are doing to the United States, Olson explains the nitty-gritty of the principles and methods of counterintelligence. Listeners will learn about specific aspects of counterintelligence such as running double-agent operations and surveillance. The book also analyzes twelve actual case studies to illustrate why people spy against their country, the tradecraft of counterintelligence, and where counterintelligence breaks down or succeeds.
The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. Foreign intelligence services, particularly those of China, Russia, and Cuba, are recruiting spies in our midst and stealing our secrets and cutting-edge technologies. In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Olson, fo...

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James M. Olson served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition to several foreign assignments, he was chief of counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. He is the author of To Catch a Spy and Fair Play. John McLain is an award-winning storyteller with over 200 audiobook credits. John is a SOVAS Voice Arts Award winner, a two-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and a winner of the Audiobook Reviewer Listeners' Choice Award.
James M. Olson served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition to several foreign assignments, he was chief of counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. He is the author of To Catch a Spy and Fair Play. John McLain ...

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