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Summary Note

Packed with dastardly details and top-secret stories, this book recounts thrilling tales, tools, and tricks of spies throughout history, from the ancient world of Sun Tzu to the latest cyber threats.

General Note

"Inside the hidden world of international agents"--Page 1 of cover.
"Spymasters, spycatchers, moles, double agents"--Page 1 of cover.

Content Note

The first spies -- 1600-1800s -- Nineteenth-century intelligence -- Deceit and dirty tricks -- Between the wars -- Tradecraft -- World War II -- The Cold War -- Tools of the trade -- Spies in fiction -- Corporate espionage -- Terrorism -- Spying in the modern world -- The future world.