Intelligence Literature: Suggested Reading List Intelligence Literature This brief bibliography of intelligence literature provides a wide spectrum of views on intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency. The readings cover history, technology, opinion, and some of the key personalities associated with intelligence. The book lists offer the reader personal and academic views on intelligence, its role in national security, and the forces that have shaped it over the years. Last updated April 2011 World War II & Before CIA & OSS History Biographies & Memoirs (CIA Careers) Women in Intelligence Espionage Operations: Counterintelligence (CI) Operations: Covert Action (CA) Analysis Technology War on Terrorism General Interest Reference This is not intended to be a complete list of works on intelligence, and it will be updated as needed. Inclusion of a work on the list does not imply endorsement by the US Government or any of its agencies or branches. Questions, suggestions and comments are welcomed and should be sent to: Contact Us Note: Central Intelligence Agency publications are linked to those books on our website. [Top of page] World War II & Before Alan Harris Bath Tracking the Axis Enemy: The Triumph of Anglo-American Naval Intelligence. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1998. An account of the importance naval intelligence played in WWII. Willam B. Feis Grant’s Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002. A look General Ulysses Grants use of intelligence in the Civil War. Edwin C. Fishel The Secret War for the Union. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. A comprehensive but readable history of Union intelligence during the Civil War. Thaddeus Holt The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. New York: Scribner, 2004. A study of the various deception operations the Allies conducted against the Axis during WWII. Barry M. Katz Foreign Intelligence: Research and Analysis in the Office of Strategic Services 1942-1945. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989 An intellectual history of OSSs Research and Analysis Branch. Douglas J. MacEachin The Final Months of the War with Japan: Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision. Washington, D.C.: History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1998. The importance of signals intelligence at a critical juncture in WWII. David Robarge Intelligence in the War for Independence. Washington, D.C.: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1997. Use of intelligence operations in Americas fight for freedom. P.K. Rose Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: Center for Study of Intelligence, 1999. The story of African-American contributions to Union intelligence during the Civil War. Hugh Sebag-Montefiore Enigma: The Battle for the Code. New York: John Wiley & Sons, inc., 2001. The story of the incredible efforts of the Allies to obtain the Enigma machine and break the Nazi code. Simon Singh The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography. New York: Doubleday, 1999. A history of codes and ciphers and the role they play in warfare and politics. Robert W. Stephan Stalins Secret War: Soviet Counterintelligence Against the Nazis, 1941-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2004. An examination of Soviet military counterintelligence and deception operations against the Nazis during WWII. Robin Winks Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1987. An account of the beginnings of the link between the American academic community and the Intelligence Community beginning with the creation and running of the Research and Analysis Branch of the OSS. [Top of page] CIA & OSS History Christopher Andrew For the Presidents Eyes Only-Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Ray Cline The CIA: Reality vs Myth--The Evolution of the Agency from Roosevelt to Reagan, (Revised edition of The CIA under Reagan, Bush and Casey). Washington, DC: Acropolis Books, 1982. The author, a former top official of the Agency, discusses what clandestine work in an open society is like, why it is needed, and how it can be carried out effectively. Arthur Darling The Central Intelligence Agency: An Instrument of Government to 1950. State College: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990. A look at the bureaucratic struggles that led to the development of the CIA and the battles that ensued afterward. Douglas F. Garthoff Directors of Central Intelligence as Leaders of the U.S. Intelligence Community — 1946-2005 Washington, DC: Center for The Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, 2005. A comprehensive study of how politics, institutions, and personalities influenced the DCIs ability to oversee the Intelligence Community. Ted Gup The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives New York: Random House, 2000 Journalist Ted Gup presents the stories of many of the CIA officers who died in the service of their country. Loch K. Johnson The Central Intelligence Agency: History and Documents. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Johnson, a professor at the University of Georgia who worked for the Church Committee, discusses both the history of the Agency and the theory of intelligence as he grapples with the issues of secret intelligence in a free society. Ronald Kessler The CIA At War: Inside the Secret Campaign Against Terror. New York: St. Martins Press, 2003 A look at the major events of the Agency from the 1980s to the present based mainly on interviews with DCIs and former Agency personnel. William M. Leary, ed. The Central Intelligence Agency: History and Documents. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1984. This book reprints Anne Karalekass History of the Central Intelligence Agency, originally published in Book IV of the Church Committees report. Leary has added an introduction and an appendix of historical documents. G. J. A. OToole Honorable Treachery: A History of Intelligence, Espionage, and Covert Action from the American Revolution to the CIA. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. A wide-ranging study by a former Agency officer places intelligence in general and the CIA in particular in historical context. John Ranelagh The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the CIA. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. A comprehensive and well-researched history of the CIA written by a British author, this work provides a sharp description of the people and events that created the Agency. Donald P. Steury On the Front Lines of the Cold War: Documents on the Intelligence War in Berlin, 1946-1961. Washington, D.C.: CIA History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1999. A look at the beginnings of the Cold War from the front lines of Berlin. Thomas F. Troy Donovan and the CIA: A History of the Establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981. Troy studies the concept of centralized intelligence from 1939-1947 and describes the bureaucratic battles involved in trying to establish a central intelligence organization. He had access to many classified documents, some of which appear in the book. Michael Warner, ed. The CIA Under Harry Truman Washington, D.C.: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1994. A valuable collection of primary documents that shed light on CIAs creation. Michael Warner The Office of Strategic Services: Americas First Intelligence Agency. Washington, D.C.: CIA History Staff , Center for the Study of Intelligence, 2000. The story of CIAs WWII predecessor. H. Bradford Westerfield, ed. Inside the CIAs Private World: Declassified Articles from the Agencys Internal Journal, 1955-1992. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. Declassified articles from the Agencys Studies in Intelligence authored by mostly CIA employees and covering a wide range of intelligence topics. [Top of page] Biographies & Memoirs Clarence Ashley CIA Spymaster Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing, 2004 A biography of legendary CIA case officer George Kisevalter, who handled the extremely important Soviet assets Pyotr Popov and Oleg Penkousky. Mary Bancroft Autobiography of a Spy. New York: Morrow, 1983. The author worked for Allen Dulles in Switzerland in World War II. Victor Cherkashin with Gregory Feifer Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer New York: Basic Books, 2005 When CIA officer Aldrich Ames and FBI special agent Robert Hanssen offered their services to the KGB, Victor Cherkashin was the man they encountered in the Washington Embassy. He tells his side of the story in this memoir. Duane R. Clarridge with Digby Diehl A Spy For All Seasons: My Life in the CIA Dulles, VA: Brassey’s, 2004 Colorful “Dewey” Clarridge was the role model for a dynamic case officer in the CIA that DCI Bill Casey wanted. Their interaction makes good reading as does the balance of Clarridge’s career during some turbulent times in the Cold War. William E. Colby with Peter Forbath Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. Former DCI Colby tells of his role while serving intelligence and CIA Headquarters. Robert M. Gates From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insiders Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. Gates, a former Director of the CIA, gives an autobiographical look at the White House and National Security planning and policy during the five administrations in which he served. Tom Gilligan CIA Life: 10,000 Days with the Agency. Connecticut: Foreign Intelligence Press, 1991. The author covers his 28-year career from his recruitment through his training as a CIA operations officer, culminating with his assignment as chief of applicant recruitment in New England. Peter Grose Gentleman Spy: The Life of Allen Dulles. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. A biography of the Director who many consider a legendary figure. Richard Helms with William Hood A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency. New York: Random House, 2003. Richard Helms, former OSS officer and longtime Director of Central Intelligence, looks at his career and world of intelligence. Helms reviews his role in many operations and discusses the relationship of the Agency with the White House and Congress. James Lilley with Jeffrey Lilley China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage and Diplomacy. New York: Public Affairs, 2004 A look at Americas involvement in East Asia through the eyes of an operations officer who rose through the ranks to become the first Chief of Station in China and eventually Ambassador to that country Richard L. Holm The American Agent: My Life in the CIA. London: St. Ermins Press, 2003. What is involved in being a CIA operations officer through the eyes of a retired officer. This book reviews an entire career, the type of training, various assignments, family considerations, and retirement considerations. David Kahn The Reader of Gentlemans Mail: Herbert O. Yardley and the Birth of American Codebreaking. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. The story of the man who revolutionized code breaking in America, making it part of peace time intelligence gathering and not just for war. Oleg Kalugin Spymaster: My 32 years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West. New York: Basic Books, 2009. The head of the former KGB tells about life in the intelligence world on the other side. Patrick E. Kennon The Twilight of Democracy. New York: Doubleday, 1995. The author offers the lessons he learned from his 25 years as a global political analyst for the CIA. Tom Mangold Cold Warrior: James Jesus Angleton: The CIAs Master Spy Hunter. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Mangold is a BBC producer whose biography of the CIAs famous head of counterintelligence will probably hold the field until the Agency releases its files on such topics as the investigation of Soviet defectors claims. Antonio J. Mendez The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA. New York: Morrow, 1999. The story of the ex-operative whose blend of artistry and insight saved many lives in the field. Ludwell Lee Montague General Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992. The biography of the DCI credited with defining the Agencys structure and mission in its early years. Floyd L. Paseman A Spy’s Journey: A CIA Memoir St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2004 A fine candid account of how a young man comes to join the CIA’s clandestine service, raise a family, and rise to high position after a number of careers ups and downs. Joseph E. Persico Casey: From the OSS to the CIA. New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. The biography of William J. Casey, Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. David Atlee Phillips The Night Watch: 25 Years of Peculiar Service. New York: Atheneum, 1977. The memoirs of a senior CIA operations officer whose career involved many of the Agencys most important covert activities. Thomas Powers The Man Who Kept the Secrets: Richard Helms and the CIA. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. An account of the evolution of CIA as seen in the professional career of Richard Helms, from his OSS service in World War II through his years as Director of Central Intelligence from 1966-1973. John Prados Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. The story of the career of the former OSS officer and Director of Central Intelligence, William Colby, who served during a controversial period in the Agencys history. Evan Thomas The Very Best Men--Four Who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. Written by the first outsider allowed to see the CIAs own secret histories of its operations in the first twenty years of its existence. This book relates how the Agency saw itself through the eyes of the men who made the history. George Tenet At the Center of the Storm. New York: HarperLuxe, 2007. The controversial memoir by the DCI whose tenure spanned 9/11, the fall of the Taliban, the Iraq WMD debate, and the first phase of the war in Iraq. Stansfield Turner Secrecy and Democracy--The CIA in Transition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. The author reviews his controversial tenure as DCI under President Carter. He discusses the problems involved in operating a secret intelligence organization in a democratic society. Markus Wolf Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Communisms Great Spymaster. New York: Random House, 1997. The story of the head of the East German foreign intelligence service, one of the most professional and successful opponents faced by the CIA. [Top of page] Women in Intelligence
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