An authentically honest and self-reflective promise of how a life lived with purpose and passion can yield greatness. "The gates to brilliance are surrounded by a cloud of sweat and tears." That is what Olympic dressage rider and coach Robert Dover's mentor, the revered Swedish equestrian Colonel Bengt Ljungquist, told him. It is a lesson that stuck—only with great passion and determination can one achieve success, and just maybe, happiness, too. In a fascinating book that reads like a pot...

Intelligence agencies are reflections of the societies they serve. No surprise, then, that modern spies and the agencies they work for are fixated on the internet and electronic communications. These same officials also struggle with notions of privacy, appropriateness, national boundaries and the problem of disinformation. They are citizens of both somewhere and nowhere, serving a national public yet confronting spies who operate across borders. These adversaries are utilising new technol...

The phenomenon of Europeanization has become a topic that is constantly under debate. This critical volume examines Europeanization through examples of British defence policy, the European Security and Defence Policy, the legal arms trade and the decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003. Drawing on examples from Austria and France, as well as unveiling the role of the Prime Minister and his close confidants in driving through this controversial defence policy, Robert Dover provides an origina...

Identifying “lessons learned” is not new—the military has been doing it for decades. However, members of the worldwide intelligence community have been slow to extract wider lessons gathered from the past and apply them to contemporary challenges. Learning from the Secret Past is a collection of ten carefully selected cases from post-World War II British intelligence history. Some of the cases include the Malayan Emergency, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Northern Ireland, and the lead up to the...

All black and white photos of B314 aircraft and crew members courtesy of Pan Am Historical Foundation and obtained from the Pan Am Historical Foundation CD “Pan Am 1927-1991 The Story in Pictures”. For more information go to www.panam.org.

A cento anni dalla nascita di Giuseppe Dossetti, questo libro racconta, con lo sguardo rivolto all’oggi, una delle figure più emblematiche della storia repubblicana. Partigiano, padre costituente, esponente di spicco della Dc e alter ego di De Gasperi, Dossetti scelse di dimettersi dal partito e dal Parlamento per abbracciare la vita monastica. Pronto però a tornare nel 1994 per difendere la Costituzione. Una testimonianza ancora viva, che parla direttamente ai cattolici democratici di ogg...

Dover developed at a gap in the white cliffs where the river Dour enters the Channel. Its prominence as a port can at least be traced back to the Bronze Age. The Romans certainly had a protected harbor here and following the Norman invasion a huge castle was erected to protect this gateway to Europe. In the middle ages it became a Cinque Port, with responsibilities for providing fighting ships to defend our shores. During the Spanish Armada, Dover joined the fight to protect our coastline....

I always wanted to be a radio announcer and following discharge from the army in 1970 I fulfilled my dream of attending one of the most prestigious schools in the country: The Connecticut School of Broadcasting.I excelled in all phases of on air personality and when I graduated at the top of the class was fortunate to have been hired before classes finished.The school was founded by Dick Robinson an on air personality in a town where I was chosen to fill his position when h...

Robert Louis Stevenson's "Happy Thought" betokens all the joy and wonder of A Child's Garden of Verses. The poetic musings of this well-loved classic recapture childhood mysteries that range from the everyday rituals of home ("The Land of Nod," "Escape at Bedtime," and "My Bed Is a Boat") to the curiosities of a wider world ("Foreign Lands," "Pirate Story," and "Where Go the Boats?").

The Shadow Self Collection - 3 Classic Philosophical Studies presents a captivating exploration of the human psyche, delving into the darker aspects of identity and morality. This anthology brings together a stunning array of literary styles, from the evocative narrative prose to the deeply reflective philosophical discourse. Seamlessly weaving themes of duality, morality, and introspective revelation, the anthology serves as a bridge between literature and philosophy, challenging the read...

The Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies provides a broad overview of the growing field of intelligence studies.The recent growth of interest in intelligence and security studies has led to an increased demand for popular depictions of intelligence and reference works to explain the architecture and underpinnings of intelligence activity. Divided into five comprehensive sections, this Companionprovides a strong survey of the cutting-edge research in the field of int...

This handbook provides a detailed analysis of threats and risk in the international system and of how governments and their intelligence services must adapt and function in order to manage the evolving security environment. This environment, now and for the foreseeable future, is characterised by complexity. The development of disruptive digital technologies; the vulnerability of critical national infrastructure; asymmetric threats such as terrorism; the privatisation of national intellige...