If the experts could point to any single book as a starting point for understanding the subject of intelligence from the late twentieth century to today, that single book would be Allen W. Dulles's The Craft of Intelligence. This classic of spycraft is based on Allen Dulles's incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and America's premier intelligence officer. Dulles was a high-ranking officer of the CIA's predecessor--the Office of Strategic Services--and was present at the inception of the CIA, where he ...
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If the experts could point to any single book as a starting point for understanding the subject of intelligence from the late twentieth century to today, that single book would be Allen W. Dulles's The Craft of Intelligence. This classic of spycraft is based on Allen Dulles's incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and America's premier intelligence officer. Dulles was a high-ranking officer of the CIA's predecessor--the Office of Strategic Services--and was present at the inception of the CIA, where he served eight of his ten years there as director. Here he sums up what he learned about intelligence from nearly a half-century of experience in foreign affairs.
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Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $5.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Greenwood Pub Group.
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Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $21.00, good condition, Sold by Singing Saw Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Harper & Row.
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Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $45.00, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Harper & Row.
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Good, fair. 277, illus., bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped and small rough spot, DJ worn: small edge tears/chips. Large tear to rear DJ. The author served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $49.00, very good condition, Sold by Gian Luigi Fine Books, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albany, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by HARPER & ROW.
Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $61.10, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by HarperCollins.
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Good in fair jacket. 277 pages. Illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn and soiled: small edge tears/chips, DJ in plastic sleeve. Signed by the author on the fep. There is no date or inscription. Some soiling/foxing inside boards. The author served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Add this copy of The Craft of Intelligence to cart. $1,250.00, very good condition, Sold by Burnside Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Harper & Row.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Signed by Allen Dulles on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a previous owner with date Oct. 9, 1963. viii, 277 pp. Bound in publisher's black and gray cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light wear and edge toning to cloth, light soiling and dent to lower board edges. Scattered foxing to textblock edges and endpapers, staining to front free endpaper near Dulles' signature. Contents lightly toned. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light toning and soiling. The long-serving director of the Central Intelligence Agency's thoughts on spycraft, based on his WWII and Cold War experiences. It was ghostwritten by prolific author and CIA officer E. Howard Hunt among others. A classic of espionage nonfiction.
