دانلود کتاب چرا جاسوسی؟ هنر هوش اطلاعاتی (Intelligence)

Readers may wish to know how this joint book came about and the respective roles of its authors. When I joined Brian on this project in 2011 there was already a draft manuscript which he had been working on spasmodically since retiring in the late 1990s and as he continued to reflect on his own experiences and on the published intelligence literature. The book was a work in progress. I had first met Brian while conducting my doctoral research, through an introduction from Professor Eunan O’Halpin of Trinity College Dublin, when we discussed the use of controversial interrogation techniques in Northern Ireland in 1971 (see Chapter Seven). I accepted Brian’s invitation to join the project in order to bring an academic perspective and a fresh eye, and also to identify the terms and episodes of history that, although familiar to him, would need to be explained to younger readers. We have not attempted to produce co-authored material. Where the book presents text in the first person it refers to Brian. M y role has been varied, but has most frequently consisted of providing direction, helping to shape the book, to re-order and edit it, and to turn a first draft into a book that I hope communicates Brian’s convic tions on the value of intelligence. I have also worked on making Why Spy? a book that presents sound arguments, and that will allow readers to enjoy some of the many tales that those who know Brian have been lucky enough to hear first-hand. I also hope that it will be of interest to those who are just starting out on their engagement with published work on intelligence, whether that be because their awareness of intelligence matters has been raised by press coverage of the field or because they are intelligence professionals, as well as to students and scholars of intelligence and of the episodes of history recounted here. It has been a delight to work with Brian on this project, and we have had little difficulty in reaching agreement on how to develop the manuscript into its final form. Playing such a role in turning Why Spy? from a draft resting on a shelf into something that will reach a much wider audience has been an honour as well as a role that has brought responsibility. Difficult judgements have had to be made, for instance, on how much background detail to present on the cases addressed in the book. I hope that its finished form does justice to the years of experience and the considered reflections of an intelligence veteran, the majority of whose contributions to the field will remain secret. There are other members of the Why Spy? team whose help I wish to acknowledge. Heather Hooker has played a vital supporting role. Encouragement and advice has been given throughout by Brian’s family, by my husband, and by Eunan O’Halpin. Our publisher at Hurst, Michael Dwyer, has also provided valuable support. I am grateful to them all.