Virtual Conference, North American Society for Intelligence History, 18-19 July, Registration Open

Dear Colleagues:

Just a quick note that registration is still open for the North American Society for Intelligence History conference which will be held online on Monday and Tuesday, July 18 and 19.

There will be 15 panels over the two days and panel topics likely to be of direct interest to readers of H-War include:

Author: 
John A. Gentry, Joseph S. Gordon
Reviewer: 
Scott Moseman

Moseman on Gentry and Gordon, 'Strategic Warning Intelligence: History, Challenges, and Prospects'

John A. Gentry, Joseph S. Gordon. Strategic Warning Intelligence: History, Challenges, and Prospects. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2019. 274 pp. $36.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-62616-655-4.

Reviewed by Scott Moseman (Kansas State University) Published on H-War (December, 2020) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Vince Houghton
Reviewer: 
Paul M. McGarr

McGarr on Houghton, 'The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin'

Vince Houghton. The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019. 248 pp. $27.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5017-3959-0

Reviewed by Paul M. McGarr (University of Nottingham) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Steve Coll
Reviewer: 
Barbara Elias

Elias on Coll, 'Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan'

Steve Coll. Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. New York: Penguin Books, 2018. Illustrations. xxiii + 757 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-59420-458-6; $18.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-241-33735-6.

Reviewed by Barbara Elias (Bowdoin College) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2019) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
David H. Price
Reviewer: 
Chris Temple

Temple on Price, 'Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology'

David H. Price. Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016. xxxi + 452 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8223-6125-1.

Reviewed by Chris Temple (Notre Dame) Published on H-War (March, 2018) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air War College)

Author: 
Andrew R. Finlayson
Reviewer: 
Christopher Blaker

Blaker on Finlayson, 'Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer's Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968-1970'

Andrew R. Finlayson. Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer's Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968-1970. Jefferson: McFarland, 2014. Maps, illustrations. 320 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7864-9623-5.

Reviewed by Christopher Blaker (Oakland University) Published on H-War (May, 2016) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey

Author: 
Edward A. Hagan
Reviewer: 
Robert Thompson

Thompson on Hagan, 'To Vietnam in Vain: Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970'

Edward A. Hagan. To Vietnam in Vain: Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970. Jefferson: McFarland, 2015. 232 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7864-9967-0.

Reviewed by Robert Thompson (University of Southern Mississippi) Published on H-War (October, 2016) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey

Author: 
Derek R. Mallett
Reviewer: 
Paul Springer

Springer on Mallett, 'Hitler's Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence'

Derek R. Mallett. Hitler's Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2013. 264 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8131-4251-7.

Reviewed by Paul Springer (Air Command and Staff College) Published on H-War (January, 2016) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey

Author: 
Thomas H. Johnson, Barry Scott Zellen, eds.
Reviewer: 
Peter Mansoor

Mansoor on Johnson and Zellen, 'Culture, Conflict, and Counterinsurgency'

Thomas H. Johnson, Barry Scott Zellen, eds. Culture, Conflict, and Counterinsurgency. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014. 304 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8047-8595-2.

Reviewed by Peter Mansoor (Ohio State University) Published on H-Diplo (July, 2014) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
James L. Gilbert
Reviewer: 
Tony Demchak

Demchak on Gilbert, 'World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence'

James L. Gilbert. World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2012. Illustrations. x + 245 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8108-8459-5.

Reviewed by Tony Demchak (Kansas State) Published on H-War (November, 2013) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey

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