Espionage & intrigue / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.

Series:

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

Defining documents in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Espionage--United States--History--Sources.

Espionage.

Intelligence service--United States--History--Sources.

Intelligence service.

Business intelligence--United States--History--Sources.

Business intelligence.

Whistle blowing--United States--History--Sources.

Whistle blowing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xv, 598 pages)) : illustrations (some color), charts, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Grey House Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Espionage and intrigue have always played a role in the history of the United States, from the American Revolution and Benedict Arnold to the cyber-spying activities of today. A variety of motives stand behind the actions of those featured in this set, from greed and power to a strong sense of patriotism and national pride. Topics analyzed in Volume 1 include: Klaus Fuchs (Manhattan Project), Silvermaster Spy Ring (places Soviet spies in US government positions), Cuban Missile Crisis, Edward Snowden, Mark Felt (Deep Throat), Daniel Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers). Topics discussed in Volume 2 include: Economic Espionage Act of 1996, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide corporate espionage suit against Hilton, Peter Buxtun (Tuskegee Syphillis Experiment), Ron Ridenhour (Mai Lai Massacre in Vietnam), Frank Serpico (corruption in police force NYC), Sherron Watkins (Enron). Each in-depth chapter provides a thorough commentary and analysis of each primary source document, often reprinted in its entirety. Commentary includes a Summary, Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Detailed Document Analysis, and discussion of Essential Themes. Many of these chapters are bolstered through the inclusion of Supplemental Historical Documents, which broaden the scope of the book and offer additional context. -- Publisher.

Contents:

Volume one. Early Espionage and Intrigue. Exchange of Letters between George Washington and Robert Hunter Morris

Letter from Paul Revere Describing Secret Intelligence Gathering and the "Midnight Ride"

General Benedict Arnold to Major John André

Alien and Sedition Acts

Ciphered Letter of Aaron Burr to General James Wilkinson

President Franklin Pierce's Proclamation 64

From The Spy of the Rebellion

World Wars: Secrets and Intercepts. The Zimmerman Telegram

Espionage Act of 1917

The Sedition Act of 1918

Intercepted Japanese Messages Concerning Pearl Harbor

Letter Recommending Navajo Enlistment

Report on the Failures of the U.S. State Department to Assist European Jews

Spy Networks, Science and Loyalty Screening. "The Case Against the Reds"

Executive Order 9835

Testimony of J. Edgar Hoover before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Ronald Reagan's Testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Testimony Regarding Communist Investigations

Testimony of Whittaker Chambers

Atomic Explosion in the U.S.S.R.

Klaus Fuchs Statement of Guilt

Rosenberg Case Excerpts

Dennis v. United States

In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy

Launching of the Sputnik Satellite

Volume two. Twentieth-century foreign intrigue. Letter to General William J. Donovan on the Termination of the Office of Strategic Services

National Intelligence Authority Directive 5 : Functions of the Director of Central Intelligence

"The Sources of Soviet Conduct"

National Security Council Directive on Office of Special Projects

NSC 68 : "United States Objectives and Programs for National Security"

Clandestine Services History : The Berlin Tunnel, 1952-1956

"Communism in the Americas"

The U2 Spy-Plane Incident : Excerpts of a Speech by Khrushchev

Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation

Operation Mongoose

JFK : Report on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

On Alleged Soviet and Cuban Connections with Lee Harvey Oswald

On the Prospect of a Generals' Coup

CIA Memo on National Liberation Front Methods

Taped Conversation Regarding the Chennault Affair

Kissinger Memo Regarding Policy Toward Chile

Taped Conversation regarding the Pentagon Papers

Church Committee Report on Foreign Assassinations

CIA Cable on the Situation in Poland

Able Archer '83 : The Soviet "War Scare"

"Sandinistas, Cocaine Traffic in U.S. Linked"

FBI Statement Concerning the Arrest of Robert Hanssen

Economic and corporate espionage. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act : U.S. Justice Department Overview

United States v. Kelly

An "Abscam" Case

Lost American Jobs Tied to Unfair French Competition

Report of Foreign Economic Collection 1999

Report on China's Capability to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation

"Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers"

Statement to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee concerning Cambridge Analytica

Announcement of Indictment of Members of Chinese Military for Hacking into Equifax

Into the new era. Transcript of the Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki

"US Public Misled about Afghanistan War"

Inspector General's Report on the FBI's "Crossfire Hurricane" Investigation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781642656763

1642656763

OCLC:

1199991719