{"product_id":"0452295475","title":"Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented history of the CIA's secret and amazing gadgetry behind the art of espionage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this look at the CIA’s most secretive operations and the devices that made them possible, \u003ci\u003eSpycraft\u003c\/i\u003e tells gripping life-and-death stories about a group of spytechs—much of it never previously revealed and with images never before seen by the public. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe CIA’s Office of Technical Service is the ultrasecret department that grappled with challenges such as: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat does it take to build a quiet helicopter? \u003cbr\u003eHow does one embed a listening device in a cat?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is an invisible photo used for?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese amazingly inventive devices were created and employed against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions—including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and continuing terrorist threats. 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