The Oxford handbook of national security intelligence /

This book is an excellent, comprehensive collection of 49 articles by well-known authorities on the subject of national security intelligence. It contains a helpful glossary that will be useful to experts and neophytes. All of the contributions are both informative and valuable; however, this allotted space does not permit individual reviews of contributions. Peter Gill's thoughtful and provocative work on the theories of intelligence sets the tone for the collection. Michael Warner and Rhodi Jeffreys-Jones's article offers a good historical introduction to the book. Matthew Aid's article on the NSA and the Obama administration is useful and contemporary, as is Uri Bar-Joseph and Rose McDermott's piece on intelligence and leadership. David Robarges's analysis of intelligence and leadership is also very good. Paul Redmon's piece on counterintelligence is interesting, as is William Daughtery's article on covert action. All of the articles under the rubric of accountability are provocative, especially Michael Andregg's piece. Many will find Robert Pringle's work on Russian intelligence services enlightening. Because of its price this would be better used as an adjunct rather than a text for courses on the subject. It is a very good acquisition for professional and university libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. A. C. Tuttle emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas