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| The Spycraft Manual: The Insider's Guide to Espionage Techniques | 
 enlarge | Author: Barry Davies
Creator: Richard Tomlinson
Publisher: Zenith Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 73441
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0760320748
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.12
EAN: 9780760320747
ASIN: 0760320748
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
The Spycraft Manual is unique. There has never been a book that reveals the secret tradecraft techniques used by spies the world over. Until now. Intelligence in the field of counter-terrorism is a different and, in many aspects, arduous and dangerous task. The lives of many agents are in continuous danger. The rules of the game are cruel—as moral and ethical considerations are negated by the bullet. There is no honor between rivals on the streets of Beirut or Baghdad—only the most quickwitted survive. A modern spy must blend in, live among the enemy, speak the language, befriend, and exploit the enemy at very opportunity. They are required to be streetwise, rough, tough, and ruthless.
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| Customer Reviews:
 sloppy. icky. January 14, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
There are so many typos in this book, I started underlining them in case they turned into a secret message.
The tone is childish. The information isn't anything you couldn't find on the back of a DVD case for a spy genre movie: "The spy turned on the charm and the girl fell for it. Closing time was 3 pm, but the girl indicated that he could stay if he wanted -he did. In the four hours until the bar opened for the evening the spy made love to the girl three times -she was hooked. ...One day the spy simply never came back and after a time he was forgotten. He had managed to infiltrate a dangerous area by using a substantial and plausible cover story. ...With the use of alcohol he had gained valuable information from the farmers, with charm he had gleaned valuable information from the pub owner's daughter." p.20
Oh, and the "use of alcohol," mysteriously, consisted of walking into the pub and inquiring if anyone would like to have a drink in his car.
Overall, I'm disappointed.
 excellent October 6, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
well thought out layout and excellent attention to audience lead this book to the top of the pack. Great for anyone not taking 500-level espionage.
James Bond it ain't October 14, 2006
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am writing this primarily as a counter to another poor review that expected more, and said that this was only for children and uninformed adults. How he decided that a real world example given in the book of a British operative seducing an Irish contact and having sex with her repeatedly to mine her for information on local IRA members, or an examination of using sexually compromising situations to recruit sources, or illustrations of how to seriously harm people and set booby traps is for kids is beyond me.
It's true that this is intended as a introductory work, but it is pretty much spot on. I've been trained in some of the methods described in this book and the portrayals are accurate, if a bit simple. There's a disclaimer early in the book warning that because of legal implications the author could only discuss things that already exist in the public sphere, and gives a bibliography of other private works as well as publically available military works for reference.
After reading this you will not be a secret agent able to HALO jump out of a Big Bird and infiltrate Damascus. You will, however, understand intellectually how it is done and might even have a leg up if you go to an agency or unit that does that kind of thing. This manual is good enough that when I was reading it in a cafe on a military base, (not a secret one) a Combat Diver NCO (read: special operator) in the US Army who happened by did a double take at the book and stopped to ask me about it.
For $15 or $20, it's a steal, unless you already know these kinds of things.
Sounds good on the web, but is lacking in person December 3, 2005
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
I was quite excited about the premise of a well written guide book for tradecraft, but sadly I was dissappointed by the book in person. To me, it's more of book geared toward children and uninformed adults than any aspiring or practicing security professional. Alternatively, there are several books on the market that cover the same material in a much more indepths and professional manner. This book isn't that big, so you cant expect a full experience on all the topics. The surveillance section is only a few pages in length, while whole books have been written on the subject. Most of the book is a broad overview of several items and lack any real details that the book promises. There are several books similar to this that don't make you expect a full course in tradecraft like this one. In the end, its a good read for the inexperienced or those seeking a basic intro, but it definately is the bible of tradecraft that the description promises it to be.
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