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H. Keith Melton
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Renowned intelligence and military
historian
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Author of several books on espionage,
including the well-known and regarded "Ultimate Spy Book"
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Leading expert on clandestine devices and
equipment
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Internationally-recognized authority on
espionage paraphernalia
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Has world's largest collection of spy
devices, books, uniforms, papers and equipment from US, Russian, East
Germany and others
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Documentary producer and consultant
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Successful businessman
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US Naval Academy graduate
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Board of Advisors, International Spy Museum
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Advisor to the US Intelligence Community
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Professor, Centre for Counterintelligence
and Security Studies
H. Keith Melton
is a renowned military historian, author and expert on clandestine devices
and equipment. He is recognized internationally as an authority on espionage
paraphernalia and has assembled an unparalleled collection of over 7,500 spy devices,
books, and papers of famous spies--a portion of which is currently on
temporary display in the Cold War Exhibit within the headquarters of the
CIA. Melton also serves as an advisor to US intelligence agencies on
historical espionage equipment.
Melton
is the author of several books on espionage, including SPYCRAFT: The
Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda, The
Ultimate Spy Book which has a foreword written by former DCI
William Colby and ret. KGB General Oleg Kalugin. He has also written
CIA Special Weapons and Equipment, OSS Special Weapons and Equipment
and Clandestine Warfare and is working on a book about spy
cameras.
Melton
has recently updated his
Ultimate Spy
book with new forewords by former Director of Central
Intelligence Richard Helms and
Markus Wolf,
former head of East German foreign intelligence.
Read the
review
of the book by Hayden Peake, the curator of the CIA's Historical
Intelligence Collection.
Melton is a 1966 US Naval Academy graduate, an
accomplished businessman and has produced and consulted on a wide variety of
television programs focused on espionage topics such as the Spies TV
series, SpyTek and many others. He is a member of the board of
advisors of the International Spy Museum, the National Historical
Intelligence Museum and an active member of many other intelligence-related
societies.
Author of new book:
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda
by Robert Wallace and CI Centre Professor Keith Melton
Read a
review of this book by Hayden Peake
Travels from Southern Florida
Uses multimedia PowerPoint presentations
Additional books by Keith Melton:

The
Spy's Guide: Office Espionage
The Ultimate Spy Book
U.S. Government Guide to Surviving Terrorism: Compiled from Official U.S. Government Documents
OSS Special Weapons and Equipment: Spy Devices of WWII
CIA Special Weapons & Equipment: Spy Devices of the Cold War
Videos:
Spy Tek ,
narrated by Roger Moore
Melton Links
Palm Beach
collector's got a secret -- and it's really spooky....(Miami Herald,
5 Jul 08)
PBS SpyCatchers: Ask the Experts
interview
with Keith Melton
CIA Spy Gadgets Revealed: Q Ain't Got Nothin' On Langley (Gizmodo)
'Spycraft'
Chronicles CIA's Development of High-Tech Gadgetry.....(ABC News, 6
Jun 08)
Former CIA tech chief
describes game of (sometimes literally) cat-and-mouse.....(MSNBC, 1
May 08)
Spies in the Digital Age,
by Keith Melton
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