Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World

Kristie Macrakis’ “Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World” (Available at Amazon.com) is the study of Stasi or Ministry for State Security for East Germany. After East Germany’s fall, 4 decades of confidential records of Stasi became available for everyone and this gave an opportunity to analyze and understand the presently defunct but once powerful intelligence agency. The author of “Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World” went through thousand of files of those records as well as interviewed some of the former agents of East Germany to write this book about the foreign and domestic intelligence operations of Stasi. Kristie successfully illuminates the laymen, intelligence professionals and historians about the accomplishments and challenges of high-tech espionage of the modern world, which otherwise is a world behind the Iron Curtain – aloof and unknown! (more…)

This soon to be released book should be in the wish list of any James Bond fan, especially those who are keen to find out the inner workings of the man that created the best-seller classics. The title of the book is Bond Code – The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond by Philip Gardiner; it is yet to be released but should become available on April the 15th. (more…)

At the end of last year I received a copy of The History of Espionage by Ernest Volkman to review from Carlton Publishing. It has got to be the most interesting history book that I have ever read! The book gives an account of historical events from the perspective of spies and intelligence. There’s a resounding theme throughout the book; if it wasn’t for the detailed intelligence from spies, wars and battles would never be won! (more…)

I’ve long believed that the best spy kit is the stuff that you make yourself. Most spy gadgets are electronics based, so gaining electronics knowledge is the key. This is why I think the 101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius Book is such a good book, as the focus is on modifying existing technology to create a spy gadget. However, the 101 Spy Gadgets does offer a few circuits to build from scratch too. But we don’t have to stop with just spy gadgets! (more…)

It’s not that often that I get a little excited about a CCTV kit, but for some reason I really like those portable TFT screens that seem to be everywhere these days. This inexpensive Colour CCTV Monitoring Kit features an external CCTV camera and 7 inch TFT screen that’s packed with features. (more…)

The Incredible World of Spy Fi features over 40 years of spy gadgets collected from a great number of spy film studios by Danny Biederman. Biederman features 200 of his favourite spy gadgets packed with photos and trivia. The book features sections on James Bond, The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Mission: Impossible, Austin Powers, Alias and more! (more…)

Every so often, you find a decent security or surveillance book for sale. I’ve put together a whole list of Security Related Books that you can find on Amazon. Since Amazon is an international trusted retailer of books, you should be able to obtain a copy of a book you’re interested in regardless of what country you live in. (more…)

There’s a great new book that’s appeared all about spying! It’s called The Spycraft Manual: The Insider’s Guide to Espionage Techniques, available on Amazon for around £10 (or about $15 in the US), so a fantastic price for a book, let alone one about surveillance! (more…)