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Spies : the epic intelligence war between East and West / by Walton, Calder,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The riveting, secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin's means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was nothing "unprecedented" about Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. It was simply business as usual, new means used for old ends. The Cold War started long before 1945. But the West fought back after World War II, mounting its own shadow war, using disinformation, vast intelligence networks, and new technologies against the Soviet Union. Spies is an inspiring, engrossing story of the best and worst of mankind: bravery and honor, treachery and betrayal. The narrative shifts across continents and decades, from the freezing streets of St. Petersburg in 1917 to the bloody beaches of Normandy; from coups in faraway lands to present-day Moscow where troll farms, synthetic bots, and weaponized cyber-attacks being launched on the woefully unprepared West. It is about the rise and fall of eastern superpowers: Russia's past and present and the global ascendance of China. Mining hitherto secret archives in multiple languages, Calder Walton shows that the Cold War started earlier than commonly assumed, that it continued even after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, and that Britain and America's clandestine struggle with the Soviet government provides key lessons for countering China today. This fresh reading of history, combined with practical takeaways for our current great power struggles, make Spies a unique and essential addition to the history of the Cold War and the unrolling conflict between the United States and China that will dominate the 21st century"--
Subjects: Cold War.; East and West.; Espionage; Espionage; Intelligence service; Intelligence service; Intelligence service; Intelligence service; World politics;
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Gaslit [videorecording] : the complete limited series / by Gilpin, Betty,actor.; Linklater, Hamish,actor.; Penn, Sean,1960-actor.; Roberts, Julia,1967-actor.; Ross, Matt,television director.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Whigham, Shea,1969-actor.; Studio Distribution Services (Firm),production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,distributor.;
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Hamish Linklater.Based on Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long-neglected lens of the lesser-known but no-less-key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president--from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing to the ground. Sean Penn (Colors) is former Attorney General John Mitchell and Julia Roberts (Ticket to Paradise, Pretty Woman), with a Golden Globe®-nominated performance, is celebrity socialite Martha Mitchell in this riveting story of secret break-ins, smear campaigns, and one woman's risk of everything for the truth.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938-; Dean, Maureen; Liddy, G. Gordon; Mitchell, John N. (John Newton), 1913-1988; Mitchell, Martha, 1918-1976; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Conspiracies; Criminal behavior; Man-woman relationships; Political corruption; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974;
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service. [videorecording] / by Carroll, Rocky.; Harmon, Mark,1951-; McCallum, David,1933-; Murray, Sean,1977-; Pablo, Cote de,1979-; Weatherly, Michael,1968-; CBS DVD (Firm); CBS Television Network.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Disc 1. Nature of the beast -- Restless -- The Penelope papers -- Enemy on the hill.Disc 2. Safe harbor -- Thirst -- Devil's triangle -- Engaged [part 1].Disc 3. Engaged [part 2] -- Sins of the father -- Newborn king -- Housekeeping.Disc 4. A desperate man -- Life before his eyes -- Secrets -- Psych out.Disc 5. Need to know -- The tell -- The good son -- The missionary position -- Rekindled.Disc 6. Playing with fire -- Up in smoke -- Till death do us part.Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Rocky Carroll, Sean Murray, Cote De Pablo, Michael Weatherly.The NCIS team is back in action with all 24 suspense-filled episodes of season 9. Special Agent Jethro Gibbs continues to lead the team at the Navel Criminal Investigative Service as they probe into intense military matters, including national security breaches, a secret society of superheroes, and brutal murders, one of which drops them in the heart of Afghanistan and another which leads them to a long-lost agent.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or stereo.
Subjects: United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.;
© c2012., CBS DVD ; Paramount Pictures,
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The last honest man : the CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys--and one senator's fight to save democracy / by Risen, James,author.; Risen, Tom,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this "gripping ... spectacular piece of reporting" (Ken Burns), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines Senator Frank Church, the man at the center of numerous investigations into the abuses of power within the American government. For decades now, America's national security state has grown ever bigger, ever more secretive and powerful, and ever more abusive. Only once did someone manage to put a stop to any of it. Senator Frank Church of Idaho was an unlikely hero. He led congressional opposition to the Vietnam War and had become a scathing, radical critic of what he saw as American imperialism around the world. But he was still politically ambitious, privately yearning for acceptance from the foreign policy establishment that he hated and eager to run for president. Despite his flaws, Church would show historic strength in his greatest moment, when in the wake of Watergate he was suddenly tasked with investigating abuses of power in the intelligence community. The dark truths that Church exposed--from assassination plots by the CIA, to links between the Kennedy dynasty and the mafia, to the surveillance of civil rights activists by the NSA and FBI--would shake the nation to its core, and forever change the way that Americans thought about not only their government but also their ability to hold it accountable. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of recently declassified documents, and reams of unpublished letters, notes, and memoirs, some of which remain sensitive today, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen tells the gripping, untold story of truth and integrity standing against unchecked power--and winning--in The Last Honest Man."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Church, Frank, 1924-1984.; Intelligence service; Political corruption;
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service. [videorecording] / by Harmon, Mark,1951-; Holly, Lauren.; McCallum, David,1933-; Murray, Sean,1977-; Perrette, Pauley,1969-; Weatherly, Michael,1968-; CBS DVD (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm);
Disc 1. Bury your dead -- Family -- Ex-file -- Identity crisis.Disc 2. Leap of faith -- Chimera -- Requiem -- Designated target.Disc 3. Lost & found -- Corporal punishment -- Tribes -- Stakeout.Disc 4. Dog tags -- Internal affairs -- In the zone -- Recoil.Disc 5. About face -- Judgment day (parts 1 & 2).Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Lauren Holly.Television series about an elite team of special agents that bravely battle spies, kidnappers, murderers and terrorists around the world. This season is marked by mysterious secrets among the cutting-edge crew and an explosive showdown with an elusive arms dealer.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., dual-layer, NTSC.
Subjects: United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Paramount Home Entertainment : CBS DVD,
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Vince Flynn Denied access / by Bentley, Don,author.; Flynn, Vince,1966-2013,creator.;
"The Central Intelligence Agency is in crisis. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Congress is questioning the organization's necessity. Interim CIA director Thomas Stansfield must fight for his agency's survival while explaining why the previous candidate for his job was found murdered in a French hotel--surrounded by booze, cash, and dead men. Worst yet, a brilliantly run sting operation in Moscow has resulted in the arrest of America's most prized Russian asset and the expulsion of his CIA handler. With the CIA's Moscow Station now paralyzed by the catastrophic intelligence failure, Stansfield seeks help from Mitch Rapp, a newly minted assassin in the secretive Orion program. But Rapp has problems of his own: when his Swiss girlfriend Greta's grandfather receives a box containing the head of a former Cold War comrade along with a note promising that Greta's head will be next, Rapp finds himself on the front lines in a war between the American and Russian intelligence services. To protect the woman he loves and save the CIA from destruction, Rapp must be willing to risk everything."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Rapp, Mitch (Fictitious character); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Assassins; Intelligence officers; Man-woman relationships; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service. [videorecording] / by Carroll, Rocky,actor.; McCallum, David,1933-actor.; Harmon, Mark,1951-actor.; Weatherly, Michael,1968-actor.; Wickersham, Emily,1984-actor.; Murray, Sean,1977-actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,broadcaster.; CBS DVD (Firm),publisher.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Mark Harmon, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly, Emily Wickersham.Confronting cold cases, running secretive stings, and chasing down kidnappers are all part of the job for the unsung heroes of the Major Case Response team in the suspense-packed Season Fifteen. As the team continues to search the jungles of Paraguay for Special Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Timothy McGee, the cases keep coming.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Criminal investigation; Crime scene searches; Forensic scientists; Crime laboratories; Murder; Criminal behavior;
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Denied access [sound recording] / by Bentley, Don,author.; Flynn, Vince,1966-2013,creator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Steven Weber."The Central Intelligence Agency is in crisis. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Congress is questioning the organization's necessity. Interim CIA director Thomas Stansfield must fight for his agency's survival while explaining why the previous candidate for his job was found murdered in a French hotel--surrounded by booze, cash, and dead men. Worst yet, a brilliantly run sting operation in Moscow has resulted in the arrest of America's most prized Russian asset and the expulsion of his CIA handler. With the CIA's Moscow Station now paralyzed by the catastrophic intelligence failure, Stansfield seeks help from Mitch Rapp, a newly minted assassin in the secretive Orion program. But Rapp has problems of his own: when his Swiss girlfriend Greta's grandfather receives a box containing the head of a former Cold War comrade along with a note promising that Greta's head will be next, Rapp finds himself on the front lines in a war between the American and Russian intelligence services. To protect the woman he loves and save the CIA from destruction, Rapp must be willing to risk everything."--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Rapp, Mitch (Fictitious character); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Assassins; Intelligence officers; Man-woman relationships; Undercover operations;
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A darker reality / by Perry, Anne,author.;
"A personal trip turns perilous after the murder of a British spy in Washington, D.C., forces Elena Standish to face dark family secrets in this ... 1930s mystery ... On a family trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish is delighted to visit her mother's parents for their anniversary and celebrate with influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent scientist. Even Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt will attend the party. But the event comes to a sudden and tragic end when one of the guests, Lila Worth, is run over by a car in the driveway outside. Elena realizes that Lila had been trying to tell her something, and when a call from Peter Lucas back home at MI6 confirms that Lila was a British spy, Elena pairs with the American secret service to find out what vital information the young woman had in her possession. To further complicate Elena's trip, her grandfather is arrested for the murder. Desperate to clear his name and save her family from disgrace, she looks more deeply into her grandfather's scientific life and discovers that Lila had been desperately trying to keep the latest developments in nuclear fission out of the Nazis' hands. Her grandfather's business secrets run deep, it appears, and as Elena begins to question his loyalties, she wonders if she can trust anyone in this dark new world order"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI6; British; Family secrets; Grandfathers; Intelligence officers; Murder; Nineteen thirties; Women photographers; Women spies;
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A girl's guide to missiles : growing up in America's secret desert / by Piper, Karen Lynnea,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons installations on earth, by a young woman who came of age with missiles. The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make missiles and other weapons are regular working people, with domestic routines and everyday dilemmas, and four of them were Karen Piper's parents, her sister, and--when she needed summer jobs--herself. Her dad designed the Sidewinder, which was ultimately used catastrophically in Vietnam. When her mom got tired of being a stay-at-home mom, she went to work on the Tomahawk. Once, when a missile nose needed to be taken offsite for final testing, her mother loaded it into the trunk of the family car, and set off down a Los Angeles freeway. Traffic was heavy, and so she stopped off at the mall, leaving the missile in the parking lot. Piper sketches in the belief systems--from Amway's get-rich schemes to propaganda in The Rocketeer to evangelism, along with fears of a Lemurian takeover and Charles Manson--that governed their lives. Her memoir is also a search for the truth of the past and what really brought her parents to China Lake with two young daughters, a story that reaches back to her father's World War II flights with contraband across Europe. Finally, it recounts the crossroads moment in a young woman's life when she finally found a way out of a culture of secrets and fear, and out of the desert."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-; Piper, Earl Marwin, 1922-2005.; Piper, Mary Dahlstrom.; Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake, Calif.); United States. Office of Strategic Services; Guided missiles; Electronic technicians; Young women; Cold War.;
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