Volunteers; The Betrayal of National Defense Secrets by Air Force Traitors
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. [2], ix, [1], 217, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Introduction. Recruitment and the Volunteer. Clandestine Communications. Patterns and Trends. Case Summaries. Appendix 1, Hostile Intelligence Threat. Appendix 2, Espionage Arrests and Prosecutions. Appendix 3, DOD Personnel Arrested for Espionage. Appendix 4, Motivation of DOD Personnel Arrested for Espionage. Endnotes. Bibliography. The author was a Captain in the U. S. Air Force. This report was developed from the author's classified Master's thesis which earned the Defense Intelligence Research Award. Among the names in the report are: Herbert Boeckenhaupt, Raymond DeChamplain, Christopher Cooke, Guisseppe Cascio, Gustav Mueller, George French, Patrick Kauffman, Bruce Ott, Walter Perkins, James Woods, Robert Thompson, Malinin, Chernyestev, Gunter Maennel, Izmaylov. "Although the classic motivation of a Cold War spy often is depicted as either ideological commitment to a cause or the result of blackmail, the evidence in many espionage cases reveals a more mundane basis for action – money. Issued in a limited printing and long unavailable, Volunteers: the Betrayal of National Defense Secrets by Air Force Traitors recounts in fascinating detail the stories of 23 U.S. Air Force military members and civilian employees who betrayed their country, most of whom offered their services to the Soviet Union for cash. After a brief overview of how these volunteers signed up and their methods of communication with their Soviet handlers, each of the 23 cases is examined, with particular emphasis on individual background and motivation to determine whether a “spy profile” can be determined. This remarkably candid study sheds new light on both the nature of Cold War espionage and its practitioners." Condition: Good / No dust jacket issued.
Keywords: Espionage, National Defense, Traitors, Spies, Treason, Hostile Intelligence, Case Studies, Herbert Boeckenhaupt, Raymond DeChamplain, Christopher Cooke, Guisseppe Cascio, Gustav Mueller, George French, Patrick Kauffman, Bruce Ott, Walter Perkins, Jam
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