Awards
- Winner of National Book Award 6 (United States)
- Winner of National Book Award.
Overview
Washington, DC, stands at the epicenter of world espionage. Mapping this history from the halls of government to tranquil suburban neighborhoods reveals scoresof dead drops, covert meeting places, and secret facilities-a constellation ofclandestine sites unknown to even the most avid history buffs. Until now. Spy Sites of Washington, DC traces more than two centuries of secret history from the Mount Vernon study of spymaster George Washington to the Cleveland Park apartment of the ""Queen of Cuba."" In 220 main entries as well as listings for dozens more spy sites, intelligence historians Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. Maps and more than three hundred photos allow readers to follow in the winding footsteps of moles and sleuths, trace the covert operations that influenced wars hot and cold, and understand the tradecraft traitors and spies alike used in the do-or-die chess games that have changed the course of history. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of Washington, DC is the comprehensive guidebook to the shadow history of our nation's capital.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Wallace ,
H. Keith Melton ,
Henry R. Schlesinger ,
Peter Earnest
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Imprint: Georgetown University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781626163768
ISBN 10: 1626163766
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 February 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Readers can trust the expertise of the authors. . . . A guide book that should be invaluable for weeks of Sunday afternoon spy walks or drives. . . . A first-rate spy read: five cloaks, five daggers. * Intelligencer: Journal of US Intelligence Studies *
Fun, educational, and should get everybody to put down their electronics and roam around the city. This is the ultimate Baedeker Guide for spy enthusiasts about one of the greatest espionage targets in history: Washington, DC. --Intelligencer Readers can trust the expertise of the authors. . . . A guide book that should be invaluable for weeks of Sunday afternoon spy walks or drives. . . . A first-rate spy read: five cloaks, five daggers. --Intelligencer: Journal of US Intelligence Studies
Fun, educational, and should get everybody to put down their electronics and roam around the city. This is the ultimate Baedeker Guide for spy enthusiasts about one of the greatest espionage targets in history: Washington, DC. * Intelligencer * Readers can trust the expertise of the authors. . . . A guide book that should be invaluable for weeks of Sunday afternoon spy walks or drives. . . . A first-rate spy read: five cloaks, five daggers. * Intelligencer: Journal of US Intelligence Studies *
Author Information
Robert Wallace is the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Technical Service. He and H. Keith Melton have co-authored four books, including Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception, Spy Sites of New York City, and Spy Sites of Philadelphia. H. Keith Melton is an intelligence historian and author of several books, including Ultimate Spy: Inside the Secret World of Espionage. He owns one of the largest collections of spy paraphernalia in the world.
