Bibliograph

Spies!, the history of secret agents and double-crossers, by Rebecca Langston-George and Allison Lassieur

Type

Label

Spies!, the history of secret agents and double-crossers, by Rebecca Langston-George and Allison Lassieur

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spies!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

992689008

Responsibility statement

by Rebecca Langston-George and Allison Lassieur

Sub title

the history of secret agents and double-crossers

Summary

Explore the dangerous, daring world of real-life spies! From World War I to the Cold War and beyond, experience the most notorious, ingenious spies of the 20th century through present day. With vivid, full-color photographs, detailed maps, and thoroughly researched time lines, get to know the unknowables, including cyber spies, secret agents, deep-cover spies, and no-good double-crossers. From prolific history writer Allison Lassieur and Rebecca Langston-George, Spies! is the espionage book you ve been hunting for!

Table Of Contents

Courageous spies and international intrigue of World War I. Gavrilo Princip: the black hand and the start of the war -- Code breakers: Blinker Hall and the spies of Room 40 -- Edith Cavell: the nurse who spied -- Sidney Reilly: the ace of spies -- Mata Hari: deadly spy or innocent dancer? -- La dame blanche: a network of spies -- Fearless spies and daring deeds of World War II. William Martin: Operation Mincemeat's cool spy on ice -- William Sebold: America's nervous but patriotic spy -- Richard Sakakida: the spy who needed his mom's permission -- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg: Operation Valkyrie's three-fingered spy -- Deep-cover spies and double-crossers of the Cold War. Gary Powers: the spy who got swapped -- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: red scare spies -- George Blake: jailbird spy -- Janet Chisholm: the baby buggy spy -- Pham Xuan An: Vietnam's reporter spy -- Cyber spies and secret agents of modern times. Game changer: How September 11 changed the spy world -- Fake citizens, fake lives: hiding in plain sight -- World threat: cyber spying -- Clandestine recruiting: looking for a few good spies -- Spying in the 21st century and beyond

Target audience

juvenile

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