Espionage : the greatest spy operations of the twentieth century / Ernest Volkman.
Espionage : the greatest spy operations of the twentieth century / Ernest Volkman.
Espionage : the greatest spy operations of the twentieth century / Ernest Volkman.
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New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1995.
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N327.120904/2
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English
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xxiv, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The Kingdoms of Espionage -- 1. The Master Spy's Last Case: The Trust Operation, 1921-1924 -- 2. Our Man in Havana: Cuban Double Agents, 1961-1987 -- 3. All Quiet on the Western Front: Operation BODYGUARD, 1943-1944 --4. The Descent of A3725: The Double Cross System, 1940-1945 -- 5. Long Island Call...
16. Mr. Kent Comes to Tea: The Theft of American Secrets, 1939-1941 -- 17. East Wind, Rain: Operation Z, 1932-1941 -- 18. Defeat at the Iron Curtain: The CIA's Underground War, 1947-1956 -- 19. The Colonel and the Aviatrix: Spying in The Mandates, 1922-1937 --20. The Cambridge Comintern: The Ring of...
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New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1995.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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This amazing collection of real-life capers, con games, and subterfuges offers an eye-opening glimpse of the unseen forces behind the most important events of the twentieth century. Documenting twenty-eight secret operations, espionage expert Ernest Volkman unravels the mysteries and provides a shrewd assessment of the impact of covert activity on...
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Espionage : the greatest spy operations of the twentieth century / Ernest Volkman.
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Includes index.
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c1995.
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N327.120904/2
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0471161578 (pbk.)
9780471014928 (acid-free paper)
0471014923 (acid-free paper)
9780471161578 (pbk.)
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327.120904
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991002560659702626
