Panagiotis Dimitrakis holds a doctorate from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He has written extensively on intelligence, diplomacy and the history of espionage in the 20th century. He is the author of The Hidden War in Argentina: British and American Espionage in World War II, The Secret War for China: Espionage, Revolution and the Rise of Mao and Secrets and Lies in Vietnam: Spies, Intelligence and Covert Operations in the Vietnam Wars. His research articles have been published in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Journal of Intelligence History, Comparative Strategy and Middle Eastern Studies.