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Spy book : the encyclopedia of espionage / Norman Polmar & Thomas B. Allen ; foreword by Nigel West.
- Title
- Spy book : the encyclopedia of espionage / Norman Polmar & Thomas B. Allen ; foreword by Nigel West.
- Author
- Polmar, Norman.
- Publication
- New York : Random House Reference, [2004], ©2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | JF1525.I6 P65 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Allen, Thomas B.
- Description
- xxviii, 719 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Unmatched in its breadth and accessibility, Spy Book, 2nd edition is the definitive reference to the secret world of dead drops, code names, double agents, and black projects. With access to previously unavailable data, the authors have selected the most fascinating and important people, agencies, operations, terms, and tradecraft." "The 2,500+ entries of Spy Book include: spies A-Z - Benjamin Franklin, Mata Hari, Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg, Sidney Reilly, Graham Greene, Robert Hanssen, Jonathan Pollard; recent discoveries - tunnel in Washington, bug in the state department, possible Al-Qaida agents in Guantanamo, Operation Ryan; agencies and organizations - from the United States - CIA, NSA, NRO, FBI, OSS, NSC, ONI - and abroad - Lakam, Mossad, GRU, Kempei Tai, SDECE, Okhrana, Biuro Szfrow, Fremde Heere Ost, MI6, G2A6, Black Ocean Society, Savak; operations - Rainbow, Goldfinger, Ryan, Bodyguard, Kreml, Chaos, Moby Dick, Shamrock, Mogul, Clickbeetle, Bride/Venona, Ivy Bells, Sorm, Faust, Slammer, Zeppelin, Silver, Cicero; and gadgets and tools, terms, spy culture and more."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 713-718).
- ISBN
- 0375720251
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries