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- catalog abstract ""In this analysis, Frederick Hitz, former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrasts the writings of well-known authors of spy novels - classic and popular - with real-life espionage cases. Drawing on personal experience both as a participant in "the Great Game" and as the first presidentially appointed inspector general, Hitz shows the remarkable degree to which truth is stranger than fiction." "The vivid cast of characters includes real life spies Pyotr Popov and Oleg Penkovsky from Soviet military intelligence; Kim Philby, the infamous Soviet spy; Aldrich Ames, the most damaging CIA spy to American interests in the Cold War; and Duane Clarridge, a CIA career operations officer. They are held up against such legendary genre spies as Bill Haydon (le Carre's mole in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Magnus Pym (in le Carre's A Perfect Spy), Tom Rogers (in David Ignatius's Agents of Innocence), and Maurice Castle (in Graham Greene's The Human Factor)." "As Hitz skillfully weaves examples from a wide range of espionage activities - from covert action to counterintelligence to classic agent operations - we see that the actual is often more compelling than the imaginary, and that real spy case histories present moral and other questions far more pointedly than fiction."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13223458.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""As Hitz skillfully weaves examples from a wide range of espionage activities - from covert action to counterintelligence to classic agent operations - we see that the actual is often more compelling than the imaginary, and that real spy case histories present moral and other questions far more pointedly than fiction."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""In this analysis, Frederick Hitz, former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrasts the writings of well-known authors of spy novels - classic and popular - with real-life espionage cases. Drawing on personal experience both as a participant in "the Great Game" and as the first presidentially appointed inspector general, Hitz shows the remarkable degree to which truth is stranger than fiction."".
- catalog description ""The vivid cast of characters includes real life spies Pyotr Popov and Oleg Penkovsky from Soviet military intelligence; Kim Philby, the infamous Soviet spy; Aldrich Ames, the most damaging CIA spy to American interests in the Cold War; and Duane Clarridge, a CIA career operations officer. They are held up against such legendary genre spies as Bill Haydon (le Carre's mole in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Magnus Pym (in le Carre's A Perfect Spy), Tom Rogers (in David Ignatius's Agents of Innocence), and Maurice Castle (in Graham Greene's The Human Factor)."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Recruitment -- Betrayal -- The Spy Bureaucracy -- Counterintelligence -- Tradecraft -- Heroes -- Spies and Sex -- Assassination -- Villains and Fabricators -- Sci-Fi -- The Game for the Sake of the Game -- Spying on Friends and Allies -- Terrorism and Intelligence -- The Rogue -- Elephant -- Life After Spying -- Conclusion: Myth or Reality Does Espionage Have a Future? -- Epilogue.".
- catalog extent "211 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Great game.".
- catalog identifier "0375412107".
- catalog isFormatOf "Great game.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House,".
- catalog relation "Great game.".
- catalog spatial "English-speaking countries".
- catalog subject "823/.087209 21".
- catalog subject "Espionage in literature.".
- catalog subject "Espionage, American.".
- catalog subject "Espionage.".
- catalog subject "Hitz, Frederick Porter, 1939-".
- catalog subject "PR830.S65 H57 2004".
- catalog subject "Popular literature English-speaking countries History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Spies in literature.".
- catalog subject "Spy stories, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Spy stories, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "United States. Central Intelligence Agency.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Recruitment -- Betrayal -- The Spy Bureaucracy -- Counterintelligence -- Tradecraft -- Heroes -- Spies and Sex -- Assassination -- Villains and Fabricators -- Sci-Fi -- The Game for the Sake of the Game -- Spying on Friends and Allies -- Terrorism and Intelligence -- The Rogue -- Elephant -- Life After Spying -- Conclusion: Myth or Reality Does Espionage Have a Future? -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "The great game : the myth and reality of espionage / Frederick P. Hitz.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".