Table Of Contents
- Make your own Spy Gadgets
- Spy and Surveillance Techniques
- Lock Picking and Locksmithing
- Spy History and Background Reading
Make your own Spy Gadgets
Spy gadgets can be very expensive, particularly if you're looking to by from the so-called spy shops. If you have the ability to wield a soldering iron and understand basic electronics, then you can easily make your own spy kit. To give you some ideas on how to do this, just have a look at the following DIY spy gear books.
This has got to be my favourite spy book of all time. The 101 Spy Gadgets gives you a whole range of spy gadgets you can make yourself by modifying existing devices such as VCRs, Camcorders, Lasers, Walkie Talkies, etc. The focus is on cheap spy gadgets since you re-use existing gadgets and add a few cheap electronic components.
You can make your own time-lapse video recorder, your own spy ears, a night vision camera and monocular, a remote control pan and tilt camera controller, a gadget for blinding spy cameras and a remote control surveillance car!
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Brookes' book on electronic surveillance devices tackles the subject at a more electronic circuits level, where the theory of hiding microphones and transmitters is tackled. If you're interested in making your own bugs and transmitters from scratch, this is an excellent book for you.
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The Basement Bugger's Bible is a collection of actual gadgets constructed by a professional in the surveillance world. These gadgets were designed and constructed based on individual client requirements, leading to some very innovative surveillance gadgets.
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A collection of advanced surveillance gadget schematics for an array of bugs, taps, microphones and other spy gadgets. If you have some electronics knowledge, following this book will be no problem.
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Spy and Surveillance Techniques
A range of books that give you the lo-down on surveillance techniques and principles. Most spying relies on using techniques rather than tools. The spy gadgets are there to help the spy do their job! Surveillance techniques are used by the intelligence agencies, police, private investigators and the military.
Real-world surveillance is less about the gadgets and more about the technqiue. Peter Jenkins is a well known individual in the surveillance world. The advanced surveillance manual describes actual techniques used by special forces and the police.
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Lock Picking and Locksmithing
A spy will often need to gain undetectable access to locked building or room, therefore lock picking is a truely useful art. These books aim to cover the principles of picking locks and how you can go about learning to do it yourself. Do bear in mind that picking locks to gain unauthorised access to property is a criminal offence in most countries including the UK.
A well-respected and frequently updated manual on lock picking. It features techniques for lock picking, lock fixing, opening safes, electronic and high-security mechanical locks, opening car doors, and how to conduct a security survey of your own property.
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A small illustrated manual to help you get started learning about locks and lock picking.
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Spy History and Background Reading
If you're interested in intelligence and spy history, then this category of books is for you. Find about how spying has evolved over time, who the great spy masters are, and what secrets the intelligence agencies have hidden from us over the years.
A very thorough account of great historical events from the perspective of the spy world. A great emphasis is placed on the value of intelligence in any war. This book describes the many successes and failures in history that have happened because of spies.
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A very enjoyable visual analysis of all gadgets used by spies in all the major powers. Get to see the poison umbrella, night vision equipment, covert weapens, poison darts, and more! Aimed at older children, but adults will love it too.
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Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service. A comprehensive assessment of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6) despite the fierce official secrets act in the UK.
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