Espionage: The Greatest Spy Operations of the Twentieth Century
Author:   Ernest Volkman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:  

9780471014928


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 September 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Espionage: The Greatest Spy Operations of the Twentieth Century


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""Will entertain a wide variety of readers.""-Publishers Weekly The true stories behind the intelligence operations that changed the course of history From clandestine operations aimed at undermining Hilter's Third Reich to the CIA's foiled secret war against Castro, this fascinating volume reveals the people, strategies, and plots behind 36 of the world's most influential espionage operations-some never before brought to light, others illuminated with new details. ERNEST VOLKMAN (Danbury, Connecticut) was a prize-winning investigative reporter for New York Newsday and was executive editor of Espionage magazine. He has appeared as an authority on espionage on ""Nightline"", CNN, and ""The Today Show"" and is the author of Spies (Wiley).

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Author:   Ernest Volkman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9780471014928


ISBN 10:   0471014923
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 September 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: GRAND DECEPTIONS. The Master Spy's Last Case. Our Man in Havana. The Descent of A3725. SPIES IN THE ETHER. The Bronze Goddess. The Key to Rebecca. THE ENEMY WITHIN. The Hollow Tennis Racket. The Biggest Secret. A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS. The Mole War. The Lady at the Kiosk. DISASTERS. East Wind, Rain. SPECTACULARS. The Family That Spied. The Pirates of Tel Aviv. EPILOGUE. Espionage as Opera Bouffe. Index.

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ERNEST VOLKMAN is an acknowledged authority on espionage and intelligence. Formerly a prize-winning investigative reporter for Newsday and executive editor of Espionage magazine, he has made media appearances on Nightline, CNN, and the Today show as an expert in the field. Among the books he has written are Spies: The Secret Agents Who Changed the Course of History (also available from Wiley), Secret Intelligence: The Inside Story of America's Espionage Empire, and Warriors of the Night: Spies, Soldiers, and American Intelligence.

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