Spy School

by Gilbert, Adrian

• ISBN13: 9781554075751
• ISBN10: 1554075750
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

The enduring appeal of spies and their technology, codes and mysterious ways are explored in this engaging series of four colorful books. Each explores a different aspect of the spy trade, interspersing historical tidbits with tales of spies from popular culture and contemporary movies. Other titles in this series include: Codes and Ciphers, Secret Agents, and Top Technology.Spy School reveals some of espionage's best tricks, like how to shake a tail, how to set up a dead drop and how to capture important information through surveillance. Factual sidebars profile famous intelligence incidents, like Watergate and the Berlin Tunnel, and spies like Josephine Baker.

Table of Contents

Spy recruitment

Spy training

Types of spy

Creating a legend

Physical disguise

Dead drops and concealment

Surveillance

Tailing and shaking a tail

Black-bag operations

Black propaganda

Interrogation

Escape and evasion

Intelligence blunders

Glossary

Index

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