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Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief overview of five spies and double agents operating during the Cold War. Includes a timeline, print and digital resources, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the lives and actions of real-life spies active during World War I, including the Black Hand, Mata Hari, and the nurse Edith Cavell. Includes a timeline, a glossary, resources for further information, and archival photographs.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Publication Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
xix, 220 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Years after her successful and impactful career at the CIA, Christina Hillsberg became enthralled with the stories of the trailblazing women who forged new paths within the Agency long before she began her career there in the aughts. These were women who sacrificed their personal lives, risked their safety, defied expectations, and boldly navigated the male-dominated spy organization. Through exclusive interviews with current and former female CIA...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Seven Allied spies of World War II who fooled the Nazis are profiled in this book including a Sufi princess, a major league baseball player, a magician, and others"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages over shortwave radio, passing US secrets to handlers in...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans' final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth -- a story that would mean nothing...
8) Spies
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of spying, famous spies, and the technological future of spying.
10) War spies
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short biographical sketches describes the background stories and pivotal achievements of six of history's most famous war spies, including Sir Francis Walsingham, Belle Boyd, Kim Philby, Virginia Hall, and Allen Dulles.