Why Spy?: Espionage in an Age of Uncertainty

by Frederick Hitz and Frederick P. Hitz

Book Overview

What motivates someone to risk his or her life in the shadowy, often dangerous world of espionage? What are the needs and opportunities for spying amid the "war on terrorism"? And how can the United States recruit spies to inform its struggle with Islamic fundamentalists' acts of anti-Western jihad?

Drawing on over twenty-five years of experience, Frederick P. Hitz, a former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, guides the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312561733
• ISBN13: 9780312561734
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"