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No Cloak, No Dagger: A Professor's Secret Life Inside the CIA


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Lester Paldy, a distinguished professor, was tapped by the CIA in 1988 to join the Agency for a “trial run” as they faced a troubling new situation in Russia. That “temporary” assignment would last for 25 years, during which he would find himself tested by a shifting set of responsibilities, his ability to penetrate secret sites, his expertise in approaching and assessing targets for potential value to the Agency, and his personal commitment to breaking down long-held barriers between the CIA and the FBI. He achieved this by demonstrating to CIA officers and FBI special agents how to approach scientists in ways that fit smoothly into their research and organizational cultures. As long as Les Paldy remained at the CIA, officers and special agents from both intelligence bases would benefit from this unexpected opportunity. Even today, years after his official departure from the Agency, Les Paldy is invited to brief intelligence officers and special agents. And now, the author extends an invitation to every reader to join him on his life-changing journey as the professor with “No Cloak, No Dagger.”

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. In the Beginning… Chapter 2. Entry on Duty-Day Chapter 3. Into the Nuclear Archipelago Chapter 4. Blasts from the Past Chapter 5. Negotiation End Game Chapter 6. Moscow and Kyiv Chapter 7. New Man in the Office Chapter 8. Man in the Middle Chapter 9. A CIA That Looks Like America Chapter 10. Views from the Field Chapter 11. Churning and Travel Chapter 12. Leadership and Morale Chapter 13. Time for Choices Chapter 14. Disarming Nuclear Ukraine Chapter 15. Expendable Contractor Chapter 16. Airborne Again Chapter 17. Playing the Long Game Chapter 18. New Threat, Usual Suspects Epilogue About the Author

About the Author :
Lester Paldy enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, rising to the rank of Captain. He joined the faculty at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1967, where he rose to the rank of Distinguished Service Professor. After serving as a CIA Scholar in Residence, the CIA invited him to join the Agency as a part-time intelligence officer. He held this position, along with his position as professor at SUNY for more than twenty years. Paldy is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is active in the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.

Review :
This is a unique book from an insider–outsider, filled with sagacious observations … It enhances the already well-populated genre of CIA memoirs. This captivating memoir follows a professor’s journey from lecture hall deep into the hidden passages of espionage. Les Paldy’s eloquent prose and insider’s perspective pulls you into his covert life of camaraderie, intrigue, and courage. If you are an espionage fan, No Cloak, No Dagger opens a door into an undisclosed side of the business! Les Paldy is one of a kind. His scientific and academic credentials gave him entrée to America’s most intractable enemies. His intellectual prowess and ability to engage foreign scientists provided CIA with eyes and ears in places others could not reach. His bravery and enthusiasm in planning and undertaking dangerous and difficult missions produced stunning results. Les Paldy contributed to our national security for well over 24 years by going to places where US intelligence officers were forbidden to go to identify the vulnerabilities of some of our foreign adversaries’ top weapons scientists. He worked with my team to sensitize our officers and FBI special agents to ways to approach foreign scientists for recruitment as clandestine sources. This was a crucial skill that heretofore had been missing in intelligence community training. Les served for many years as a teacher, mentor, traveling companion, and sounding board for myself and countless others in CIA’s Russia House. His knowledge and boundless enthusiasm made us smarter and more effective in countering Russia’s efforts. As an FBI detailee, I found the CIA culture very different from the FBI’s. No one did more to facilitate trust between the FBI and CIA than Les Paldy. Through his brilliance, kindness, and authenticity, he made a seismic difference. Les is the real deal, and this book is an amazing peek into his extraordinary life and career.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781538182147
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Professor's Secret Life Inside the CIA
  • Width: 157 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1538182149
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2024
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 300
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 544 gr


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