Spies and Traitors Knowledge Centers

Created by Major General Ralph H. Van Deman in 1917, the Negative Branch of Military, or MI, spied on American reformers in a program of civilian surveillance that surpassed even that of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Investigation. Among the targets were the Industrial Workers of the World, the American Civil Liberties Union, and "Negro Subversion." Documentation of MI's program of domestic espionage is from recently opened Military Intelligence archives

This volume probes how a democratic society justifies, uses, and controls a large espionage network without compromising the values of the society it is established to protec

Handbook of Warning Intelligence: Assessing the Threat to National Security by Cynthia Grabo and Jan Goldman (Scarecrow, March/April 2010) / 326 pages / 6 x 9 / $69 (cloth); $48 (paper)LTD sales: 274 units, $4,644.73 net; 148 in stock (cloth), 273 units, $8,287.24 net; 124 in stock (paper)Total sales: 547 unitsHistorical Dictionary of U.S. Intelligence by Michael A. Turner (Scarecrow 2008) / 352 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 / $89 (cloth)LTD sales: 398 units, $21,901 net; 597 in stock (cloth)Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence by Nigel West (Scarecrow 2008) / 336 pages / 5.5 x 8.5 / $99 (cloth)LTD sales: 278 units, $16,239 net; 245 in stock (cloth)

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