Spymasters Prism, Jack Devine
Spymasters Prism, Jack Devine
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Spymaster's Prism
The Fight against Russian Aggression

Author: Jack Devine

Narrator: Noah Michael Levine

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/17/2021


Synopsis

In Spymaster's Prism the legendary former spymaster Jack Devine details the unending struggle with Russia and its intelligence agencies as it works against our national security. Devine tells this story through the unique perspective of a seasoned CIA professional who served more than three decades, some at the highest levels of the agency. He uses his gimlet-eyed view to walk us through the fascinating spy cases and covert action activities of Russia, not only through the Cold War past but up to and including its interference in the Trump era. Devine also looks over the horizon to see what lies ahead in this struggle and provides prescriptions for the future.

Based on personal experience and exhaustive research, Devine builds a vivid and complex mosaic that illustrates how Russia's intelligence activities have continued uninterrupted throughout modern history, using fundamentally identical policies and techniques to undermine our democracy. He shows in stark terms how intelligence has been modernized and weaponized through the power of the cyber world.


About Jack Devine

Jack Devine is the president of the Arkin Group, an international risk consulting and intelligence firm. He formerly served as acting director and associate director of operation at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA's largest and most successful covert action operation which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan. He is the author of Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee

An interesting if flawed work on a man’s career in the CIA, often dealing with the Russians. The book offers many interesting stories about dealing with Russian perfidy. This book is definitely worth the read. But it is not without problems. First, the book is strangely organized. The book mostly ta......more

Goodreads review by Steve

Devine paints a fairly ugly picture of how the US is not up to the human intelligence needs of the post Cold-War period with Putin's Russia.......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Struggles a bit with structure, but ultimately an interesting assessment by a former insider just before the invasion of Ukraine.......more