Ultimate Spy Book

by H. Keith Melton

Book Overview

Ultimate Spy is the insider's guide to the secret world of espionage. Peek inside the covert world of espionage -- its history, high-tech spy gadgets, and aspects of spycraft from surveillance to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789404435
• ISBN13: 9780789404435
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.3" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Ultimate Spy Review

An excellent compendium of espionage gadgets up to and including the cold war. Many from the World War II era. Some history describing the more prominant practioners. Current gadgets as modified by current miniature electronics are not gone into as most of them are still classified. Excellent pictures and some proofreading goofs (none that serious).

Very good

100% recomend to learn about spy history

Great photographs, interesting reading

I was given this book as a gift and think the photographs in it are absolutely great! The text that accompanies all the photos is interesting, but I've noticed more than just a few spots in the book where the captions to the photos stops in mid-sentence. I still love the book and if those captions were complete; it would rate 5 stars.

Superb Reference Book -- Excellent Read

This book was given to me as a Christmas gift this past year. As a writer of Spy Fiction ("The Malagasy Tortoise"), this book has given me a wonderful and exacting insight to the many gizmos and gadgets being used in the field of spying. From weapons to decoding devices "The Ultimate Spy" has it all. I recommend this book to anyone interested in anything clandestine or who is looking to expand their knowledge of the CIA, the FBI or the private sector of spying. This book is loaded with excellent photos of spy personalities, guns, secret hiding spots, good guys and bad guys -- everything is in here to make yourself a fantastic investigation. An exceptional book, one that I now keep right next to my computer.

Fascinating reading (and viewing of the many illustrations)

This book--by a real expert in the field--has a unique combination of pictures, words, and topics. It is magnificently illustrated, making it easier to understand a complex subject. The text is accurate and informative, but not too wordy, and the reader can skip around to whichever topics interest him or her the most. The topics covered in this book range from the basics of espionage to the history of spying to examples of spy gear used over the last several decades to the latest in spy technology. This book will interest both those with little background in the world of spying and those who have already studied it a great deal. The collection of illustrations in this book is definitely the best available anywhere.