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    Online Resource
    Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,
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    almahu_9947415037302882
    Format: 1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).
    ISBN: 9780511511899 (ebook)
    Content: More fascinating than fiction, Seduced by Secrets takes the reader inside the real world of one of the most effective and feared spy agencies in history. The book reveals the secret technical methods and sources of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets from abroad and developed gadgets at home. Seduced by Secrets draws on secret files from the Stasi archives to demonstrate that the Stasi overestimated the power of secrets to solve problems and created an insular spy culture more intent on securing its power than protecting national security. It recreates the Stasi's secret world of technology through biographies of agents, defectors, and officers and by visualizing James Bond-like techniques and gadgets. In this highly original book, Kristie Macrakis adds a new dimension to our understanding of the Stasi by bringing the topic into the realm of espionage history and exiting the political domain.
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). , Agent Gorbachev -- Stealing secrets -- Hero, traitor, playboy, spy -- Crown Jewels -- "Kid" and "Paul" -- Computer fiasco -- James Bond, communist-style -- Communicating secrets -- Secret writing revealed -- Eye spy -- Big ears -- Smell science -- Spy dust.
    Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9780521887472
    Language: English
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