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Security Studies is a growing field due to increased unrest in the world, the rise of Radical Islam and the potential for conflict with globalization. Shulsky intended this book as an academic tome for an introduction into this arcane world.
The three sources are human intelligence (HUMINT), technical means and Open Source (OS). This book is an excellent introduction to Intelligence gathering.
The next question is what to do with all this information and form it into `Product'. I remembered reading where the Soviet Union shipped 5 tons (that's right - tons).
of openly available documentation, magazines, newspapers, trade magazines, journals, etc., to the KGB for analysis. He does a good job, analyzing the process and using historical cases to enlighten the reader.
Michael Mandaville, Author - "Stealing Thunder" and the coming "Citizen Soldier Handbook: 101 Ways for Every American to Fight Terrorism"
After finishing this book I immediately lent it to a good friend of mine that was looking at getting into the intelligence community and he said the knowledge he gained from the book proved priceless when it came down to picking a career in an industry that can be very diverse and confusing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in how the intelligence process comes together, and I would insist on someone reading it if they were thinking about getting into it.
There are many same books are on sale, but I could not know if they are shipped abroad. So if you could show on the display before sellecting the item, that will really help me.
The book came right on time and in EXCELLENT condition. I will definately buy with this seller again.
I also felt that the use of some historical examples really helped not only to make the book more interesting to read but to make some of the concepts easier to understand.My biggest problem with this book is that at points it reads like a college textbook, which isn't always a particularly good thing. I would say that this book would be a good first read for anyone interested in learning more about the intelligence community. It covers a wide variety of information without getting to in-depth into any one subject, so it feels like a pretty well-rounded experience. I also found some of the sections that talked about the relations between policy and intelligence to be pretty dull. Overall this book is a pretty informative and a mostly enjoyable read.
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