Operation Shakespeare, John Shiffman
Operation Shakespeare, John Shiffman
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Operation Shakespeare
The True Story of an Elite International Sting

Author: John Shiffman

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/15/2014


Synopsis

In Operation Shakespeare, investigative journalist John Shiffman traces a high-risk undercover operation launched by an elite undercover Homeland Security unit created to stop the Iranians, Russians, Chinese, Pakistanis, and North Koreans from acquiring sophisticated American-made electronics capable of guiding missiles, jamming radar, and triggering countless weapons—from wireless IEDs to nuclear bombs. The U.S. agents must outwit not only enemy brokers but also American manufacturers and global bankers who are too willing to put profit over national security.



The three-year sting climaxes when the U.S. agents lure the Iranian broker to a former Soviet republic with the promise of American-made radar, fighter-jet, and missile components, then secretly drag him back to the United States, where he is held in secret for two years. The laptop the Iranian carries into the sting provides the CIA with a virtual road map to Tehran's clandestine effort to obtain U.S. military technology.

About John Shiffman

John Shiffman is an investigative reporter for Reuters. He worked as a staff writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2003 to 2011, where he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. With former FBI agent Robert Wittman, he coauthored Priceless, a New York Times bestseller published in nine languages. John is a lawyer and lives near Washington, D.C.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on March 25, 2015

The title and cover art scream 2 stars but there’s much to like here as much for what the book does (clear, objective writing; seemingly accurate details; a solid story) as for what it doesn’t do (no cheesy or annoying adjectives that bog down lesser books; no bloating filler; the Americans aren’t o......more

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

It shouldn’t be surprising that agencies such as the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security would go out of their way to trumpet their prowess by opening the files on their greatest successes to writers hungry for meaty subjects. One recent example is The Billion-Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman.......more

Goodreads review by Elgin on August 18, 2014

This story reads like a great spy novel...tension, espionage, the danger of being caught...and its true! This is a very well written book talking about the individuals involved in a major sting on and capture of an Iranian arms dealer. John Stiffman has done a great job of gathering background infor......more

Goodreads review by Kathie on September 24, 2015

John also co-authored another book I enjoyed, "Priceless.....etc." about the theft of the world's precious art and the ring of thieves who seem to transfer it back and forth! I truly enjoyed (and not enjoyed) learning about Military proliferation and the countless American Corporations that have sol......more

Goodreads review by Nate on October 29, 2021

A story surrounding Homeland Security's efforts to bring down an international arms dealer. As much as I appreciate our government going after people like this, I would also love to see them go after the unnamed U.S. munition and arms manufacturers mentioned in this book that are selling to these gu......more