The Secret Offensive: A Saga of Deception, Disinformation, Subversions, Terrorism, Sabotage and Assassination

by Chapman Pincher

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Pincher's society-wide survey of Soviet penetration across many sectors, with operations in unions, disinformation for politicians, misinformation in the media, industrial and military espionage, Draws extensively on Russian defectors to illustrate the issues, problems, and defensive strategies.

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Henry Chapman Pincher was born in Ambala, India on March 29, 1914 to British parents. He received a degree in botany and zoology at King's College London. He taught at the Liverpool Institute high school for boys from 1936 until 1940. During World War II, he served as a tank gunner in the Royal Armoured Corps and then became involved in rocket show more research. In 1946, he became the defence, science and health editor for the Daily Express. He worked there until 1979 becoming famous for his pursuit of traitors and supposed traitors in the British secret service. He wrote more than 30 books during his lifetime including The Breeding of Farm Animals and Their Trade Is Treachery. He died on August 5, 2014 at the age of 100. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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1985

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Nonfiction, Politics and Government, History
DDC/MDS
327.1Society, government, & culturePolitical scienceInternational Relations: SpiesForeign policy and specific topics in international relations
LCC
UB271 .R9 .P49Military ScienceMilitary administrationMilitary administrationIntelligence

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