THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE TRADECRAFT Field Training Manual – Volume II By Dr. R. S. Suryavanshi, PhD The Art of Intelligence Tradecraft: Field Training Manual – Volume II is an advanced, doctrine-driven operational handbook designed for intelligence professionals, security operatives, law enforcement officers, counterterrorism analysts, military personnel, and students of strategic intelligence. Built upon real-world field experience and global intelligence doctrine, this volume moves beyond theory to deliver actionable, field-tested tradecraft for modern operational environments. This book focuses on the human and covert operational dimensions of intelligence work —the domain where decisions must be precise, risks are constant, and mistakes are irreversible. Volume II provides a structured, training-oriented framework for mastering HUMINT source handling, covert communications, counterintelligence awareness, surveillance discipline, operational security, and ethical field conduct. Unlike generic intelligence books, this manual is written as a training companion , not an academic abstraction. Each chapter is structured for field learning, scenario drills, standard operating procedures, and operational checklists. Concepts are reinforced through models, flow frameworks, real-world case logic, and risk matrices aligned with international intelligence best practices. Core Coverage Includes: HUMINT Source Recruitment, Vetting, Handling & Termination - Elicitation & Interrogation Psychology - Covert Communication Systems & Codes - Dead Drops, Safe Houses & Cut-Out Networks - Counterintelligence Awareness & Deception Detection - Surveillance Tradecraft & Counter-Surveillance Discipline - Cover Identities, Legends & Operational Masking - Secure Reporting, Documentation & Intelligence Validation - Ethics, Legal Boundaries & Accountability Frameworks This volume is especially valuable for personnel working in counterterrorism, internal security, border intelligence, VIP protection intelligence, organized crime units, corporate security intelligence, and covert operations cells. Every chapter follows a doctrinal format : Operational Principles - Step-by-Step Field Methodology - Threat & Risk Control Models - Practical Drills and Exercises - Field Caution Notes and Legal Guardrails Designed for training academies, intelligence units, police schools, defense institutions, and private security organizations , this manual also serves as a reference for advanced learners and researchers. The Art of Intelligence Tradecraft – Volume II is not a theoretical book—it is a field doctrine. It reflects the operational mindset, discipline, and precision required to survive, adapt, and succeed in the unseen battlefield of intelligence. Where information becomes power—and discipline becomes survival.