The History of Espionage: The Secret World of Spycraft, Sabotage and Post-Truth Propaganda

ISBN-13: 9781787392571 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 208 str.

Ernest Volkman

Opis

The History of Espionage recounts the fascinating story of spies and spying from the cloak-and-dagger machinations of the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the high-tech surveillance operations of the post-9/11, post-truth world. It is a tale of clandestine agents, military scouts, captured documents, dead-letter drops, intercepted mail, decoded telegrams, secret codes and ciphers, bugging devices, desperate plots and honey traps. Featuring case studies on the most fascinating spies and plots through history and illustrated with rare photographs throughout, The History of Espionage decodes the sinister world of surveillance like never before.

Spis treści

Introduction - Eyeless in Gaza - Fire from the East - The Emperor and the Lion - His Truth Is Marching On - The Secrets of Rue Pépinière - The Red Orchestra - East Wind, Rain - The Mole Wars - Death in the Perfumed Garden - Cold War in the Digital Age - Who's Watching Us? - The Post-Truth Age - Glossary - Index.

O autorze

Ernest Volkman is an American author, investigative reporter and journalist who writes about war, espionage and the criminal underworld. He has written many books on the subject of spying and has written for many magazines and publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post and Defense Science and Military Science and Technology.