Good hunting
Subtitle: an American spymaster's story
By: Jack Devine with Vernon Loeb
Contributors: Loeb, Vernon
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780374130329
Subjects: United States; History; Biography; Intelligence officers; Officials and employees; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; American Espionage; Foreign relations; Spies
Description: A CIA veteran with extensive experience in covert operations presents a guide to the art of spycraft while illuminating the CIA's essential role, sharing a cautionary message about its recent transition toward paramilitary activities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: Inside the invisible government : the Farm, 199; title: Mules, pick-up trucks, and Stinger missiles : Afghanistan, 1986; title: "Your friend called from the airport" : Chile, 1971-74; title: "We need to polygraph him" : Washington, 1985-86; title: "Jack, this changes it all, doesn't it?" : Washington/Afghanistan, 1986-87; title: Do I lie to the Pope, or break cover? : Italy, 1988; title: Selling the linear strategy, one lunch at a time : Washington, 1990-92; title: Jousting with the Soviets : when I knew it was over : Washington, 1990-92; title: A new boss, a bad penny, and a principled heroin dissent : Washington, 1990-92; title: The rooster and the train : Washington/Haiti, 1992-94; title: Raising the bar : Washington, 1994-95; title: Undisclosed : 1995-98; title: Splitting a steak : New York City and Washington, D.C., 1999-0resent; title: Good hunting : New York, 2014- .