
It works out well in WWII and Napoleonic history. But there, we pick a theme--e.g., any book on Waterloo; a book on a Pacific WWII battle. Translating to espionage fiction you could (1) stick will authors with long résumés, and say "pick one by this author and comment" (truthfully, the excellent existing threads already accomplish much of this); or (2) suggest a single new release--which would require your wise selection to avoid clunkers.

Europe's already pretty much banned photography, much less drones with cameras:
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/20...

Same as Karl--From Russia With Love. I might have been 11 years old. The floodgates opened after that.