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OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information

Michael Bazzell is an FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force investigator, focusing on Open-Source Intelligence. This book, and others by the author, are the authoritative works on OSINT used by governments, law enforcement agencies and private sector OSINT companies worldwide. 

The Interrogator's War: Breaking Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

Chris Mackey was a senior US Army interrogator in Afghanistan, in the early days of the War on Terror. This is an insightful and honest account of his experience interrogating members of Al-Qaeda, some of whom went on to Guantanamo Bay. 

TALKING TO TERRORISTS: Face to Face with the Enemy

Peter Taylor is a BBC reporter and terrorism expert. During his 40-year career, he came face-to-face with some of the worlds most notorious terrorists. In Talking to Terrorists Taylor wrestles with a range of complex questions: What are terrorists like? What motivates them? Should governments talk to them? When does interrogation become torture?

MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two

Dr Helen Fry has authored and edited over 25 books covering the social history of the Second World War, including British Intelligence and the secret war, espionage and spies, and MI9 escape and evasion. This insightful book covers the branch of British Military Intelligence responsible for helping trapped Allied fighters escape from behind enemy lines – MI9. The book covers the exploits of notable wartime figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell-one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. 

Spymaster: The Man Who Saved MI6

Another great book by Dr Helen Fry, the work focuses on Thomas Kendrick and his role central to British Intelligence throughout the Second World War. He ran spy networks across Europe and facilitated the escape of Austrian Jews. 

Task Force Black

Mark Urban is a British journalist, historian and broadcaster, currently working on BBC 2’s Newsnight as an occasional presenter. He has covered the Gulf War and conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. This book looks at the strategy devised by Major-General Stanley McChrystal of using Special Forces to find, fix and finish the insurgent threat in Iraq.  

Find, Fix Finish: Inside the Counterterrorism Campaigns That Killed Bin Laden and Devastated Al Qaeda

This book by Aki Peritz and Eric Rosenbach further examines the strategy of find, fix and finish, and how America’s counter-terrorism strategy changed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Driven by activity in Iraq and Afghanistan, the authors look at successes and failures of the strategy.  

Fishers of Men

Rob Lewis talks about his own extraordinary experiences working for the most covert units of the British Army. Deployed to Northern Ireland in a clandestine role, Lewis discusses how covert agents were run in an effort to fight terrorism. 

The New Spymasters: Inside Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror Paperback

Spying has changed, and so has the world of espionage. Stephen Grey, a British investigative journalist and special correspondent for Reuters, looks at how the world of intelligence collection has changed in a growing technologically dependant environment.