H. Keith Melton

 H. Keith Melton, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is an intelligence historian and a specialist in clandestine technology and espionage “tradecraft.” Recognized internationally as an authority on spy technology, Melton has assembled an unparalleled collection of over eight thousand spy devices, books, and papers of eminent spies. He is the author of several books, including CIA Special Weapons and Equipment and Ultimate Spy, and is coauthor, with Bob Wallace, of Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’S Spytechs from Communism to Al Qaeda(Dutton, 2008) and The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception (William Morrow, 2009).