Invisible Ink: The Unseen Language of Secrets and Spies
Reproduction of one of Benedict Arnold’s coded communications with the British while he was negotiating what eventually became a failed attempt to surrender the fort at West Point in 1780.…
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Protective Intelligence
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the process of collecting information from publicly accessible sources. OSINT is different from research in that it applies the intelligence process to…
Project AQUILINE: Secret CIA Cold War UAV Program
McDonnell Douglas AQUILINE prototype (incorrectly identified as a “Mark II Batwing”) displayed inverted at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum. Credit: ZLEA / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. From the dawn of…
Escape and Evasion: Some Basic Guidelines
Colonel William ‘Sling’ Bladen, 104th Fighter Wing vice commander, sharpens his land navigation skills as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training 16 August 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts.…
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Hard Case Survival OSS Micro S.E.R.E Kit
Hard Case Survival OSS Micro S.E.R.E Kit One just has to turn on the daily news or pick up the newspaper to know we live in an age of increasing…
London’s Spy Tunnels: The Kingsway Exchange Tunnels
Kingsway Exchange Tunnel in 2014. Photo: John Pannell from Watford, UK. CC BY 2.0. The Kingsway Exchange Tunnels are a hidden network of underground passages that stretch for about a…
The Culper Spy Ring: Secret Network of Revolutionary War Spies
Major Benjamin Tallmadge, founder of the Culper Spy Ring There is nothing more necessary than good intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.”…
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The Protector Series
The Protector Series Part One is the first book in a three book series. Part one goes into the intricacies of solo executive protection and protecting ultra high net worth…
The Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance: Enhancing Global Security and Cooperation
Headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Mead, Maryland. Photo: National Security Agency. The Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance is a partnership between five English-speaking countries: the United…
Project AZORIAN: The CIA’s Secret Mission to Raise a Soviet Submarine
USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer A wise man knows his limitations.’ And a bold one seizes opportunities.” ― Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October. Project AZORIAN was a covert operation…