Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence)
An insightful resource bytheauthority on the subject, this volume is suitable for all armed forces libraries, university and college libraries, and interested public librarians. (Library Journal)The entries are...well written and entertaining. Obviously this volume will be very useful to students and writers undertaking projects involving the specific topic of sex in relation to espionage.(American Reference Books Annual)This would be a good source for academic and large public libraries, for both scholars and general readers. (Booklist)West, whose specialization is British intelligence history and whose extensive writing experience and global interests are evident in the breadth and depth of the entries, sums up the motivations, techniques, and results of sexspionage in each case history. Rather than relying on tired stereotypes of "type A" men having midlife crises, lonely spinsters, lovelorn secretaries, or isolated bachelors, he delves into complexities of character to explain events.(Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Of Women's Studies Resources2011-04-01)