Contents
In Memoriam: Former DDCIA Vaughn Bishop (1946–2023)
Articles
Peter C. Oleson
From the Archive—Guardian Spies: The US Coast Guard and OSS Maritime Operations During World War II
LCDR Michael Bennett, USCG
Intelligence in Public Media
Former Intelligence Officer Responds to The Fourth Man
Dr. Richard Rita
Review Essay: Memoir of an Attorney General One Damn Thing After Another, by William P. Barr
Mike R.
Review Essay: Perspectives on Japan’s Intelligence and National Security Challenges
Reviewed by W. Lee Radcliffe
Spying Through a Glass Darkly: The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence
Reviewed by Joseph Gartin
Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin
Reviewed by Ursula Wilder
Russian “Hybrid Warfare”: Resurgence and Politicization
Reviewed by Christopher Bort
Understanding the New Proxy Wars: Battlegrounds and Strategies Reshaping the Greater Middle East
Reviewed by Alissa M.
White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
Reviewed by Charles Long
From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia
Reviewed by Anthony T. Sutton
Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
Reviewed by J.R. Seeger
Capturing Eichmann: The Memoir of a Mossad Spymaster
Reviewed by Ian B. Ericson
Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf—March 2023
Compiled and reviewed by Hayden Peake and others
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Contributors
Article Contributors
Michael Bennett was, at time his article was published a Lieutenant Commander in the US Coast Guard.
Peter Oleson is a former assistant director for plans and policy at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Dr. Richard Rita is a retired CIA counterintelligence officer.
Reviewers
Graham Alexander* is the pen name of a CIA operations officer and regular contributor.
Christopher Bort is a CIA senior analyst and former National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia.
Ian B. Ericson is the pen name of a CIA officer.
Joseph Gartin is the managing editor of Studies. One of his two reviews appears in Bookshelf.
J. E. Leonardson* is the pen name of a CIA analyst.
Charles Long is the pen name of a retired CIA operations officer who served in Africa.
Alissa M. is a CIA analyst specializing in Middle East governance.
Hayden Peake* served in CIA’s Directorates of Operations and Science and Technology. He has contributed to the Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf since 2002. He was recognized recently for his 20 years of work on Bookshelf, which has included more than 1,100 of his reviews.
Mike R.* is a member of CSI’s History Staff.
W. Lee Radcliffe is a member of the Senior Digital Service in the CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation and has covered Asia and Eurasia for more than 20 years.
J.R. Seeger is a retired CIA operations officer.
Anthony T. Sutton is a CIA analyst focusing on governance.
Dr. Ursula Wilder is a DDCIA Fellow at the Center for the Study of Intelligence.