Suggested Reading: Some of my Favorite Non-Fiction Espionage

I have been getting emails lately requesting I list what books I have in my Library. It is no secret I am a huge book worm, so I felt obliged to share some titles with you based on subject. Today we will focus on one of my favorite subjects: Espionage and Intelligence, next month maybe World War Two?

I also will tell you in advance, that some of these titles cross-reference into another subject, for example, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll is not only a Great History of the CIA in Afghanistan in the early years, but also a great book for studying AQ, Terrorism and 9/11.  All The Shah’s Men by Steven Kinzer is again, a Great History of the infancy of the CIA in the 50’s but also a wonderful resource in understanding how our Foreign Policy regarding Iran has been molded over the years.

So, in no particular Order, Here they are:

1. The Craft of Intelligence by Allen Dulles
2. The Art of Intelligence by Henry Crumpton
3. Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
4. The Very Best Men by Evan Thomas
5. All the Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer
6. The Good Spy by Kai Bird
7. Company Man by John Rizzo
8. A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
9. The Zhivago Affair by Peter Finn
10. The Great War of Our Time by Michael Morell
11. Agent Storm by Morten Storm
12. Safe for Democracy by John Prados
13. Body of Secrets by James Bamford
14. Shadow Warrior by Randall B. Woods
15. Ike’s Spies by Stephen E. Ambrose
16. Ghost Wars by Steve Coll
17. See no Evil by Robert Baer
18. Argo by Antonio Mendez
19. The Sword and the Shield by Christopher Andrew
20. The World was Going our Way by Christopher Andrew
21. The New Spymasters by Stephen Grey
22. The Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman
23. The Spy’s Son by Brian Denson
24. The Main Enemy by Milton Bearden
25. Fallout by Catherine Collins
26. The Nuclear Jihadist by Douglas Frantz
27. First In by Gary Schroen

Remember Knowledge is Power, So Stay Informed, Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!