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Category Archives: A Well-Read Spy
License to Love: Top Spy Couples
In the world of espionage, love can be a dangerous affair. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we explore our favorite spy couples – both in real life & on-screen – duos who have mixed romance and spying. In some … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, History, In The News, Intellegence Briefing, SPY at The Movies, Tools of the Trade, Top Ten, Uncategorized
Tagged Argo, CIA, Cold War, Double Agent, enigma, Espionage, FBI, Female Spies, intelligence coup, James Bond, KGB, love, romance, Russia, spies, Spy, Surveillance, Terrorism, The Americans, Tony Mendez, WWII
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Top Ten Spy Books According to Peter Earnest
Good morning, agents. Before you head into the field, it’s imperative that you review the following documents as assigned by our resident spy, Peter Earnest. This list represents a comprehensive guide to trade craft and past missions that will help … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, History, In The News, Tools of the Trade, Top Ten
Tagged Argo, CIA, clue, Cold War, Double Agent, Espionage, Female Spies, Intelligence, intelligence coup, KGB, Surveillance, Terrorism
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WATCHLIST: BEST SPY MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Freaking out over federal surveillance? It’s time for cinematic distraction that even the NSA would approve. Consider this list your first assignment on the way to becoming a full-fledged espionage expert. 12. The Good Shepherd We chose this spy flick for its … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, History, SPY at The Movies, Top Ten, Uncategorized
Tagged Argo, CIA, Cold War, Espionage, Intelligence, KGB, Movies, Russia, Spy, spy movies
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TOP HOLIDAY SPY GIFTS
The holidays are around the corner, give the gift of spy this season! Just for you, we have declassified our favorite gifts for everyone on your list. For the Spy Girl 1. Minimergency Kit – Talk about concealment! This kit … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, Intellegence Briefing, Tools of the Trade
Tagged Books, Christmas, clue, defection, Double Agent, enigma, Espionage, Female Spies, gadgets, gifts, gun alarm clock, holiday gifts, Intelligence, invisible ink, James Bond, jewelry, Ninja, Spy, spy toys, Surveillance, t-shirts, tees, Tony Mendez
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Behind the Scenes – Celebrity Spies
For some of these big-name personalities, spying taught them the skills that made them famous; for others, being famous made them the perfect spies. With that in mind, we blow the cover of ten of our favorite celebrity spies: Josephine … Continue reading
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CONSPIRACY OF ONE
Tyler Kent’s Secret Plot against FDR, Churchill, and the Allied War Effort How a handsome young American diplomat stole thousands of secret documents and nearly changed the course of World War II in this gripping story of espionage, love, and … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, History, In The News, Uncategorized
Tagged Bradley Manning, Cold War, England, Espionage, Hitler, Intelligence, London, MI5, Moscow, Roosevelt, Russia, secrets, State Department, Tyler Kent, Winston Churchill, WWII
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The Spy Photo That Fooled Us All
History is a tricky thing. And it turns out that we here at the International Spy Museum had part of it wrong. Our only excuse is that a lot of other fine institutions had it wrong, too, including NPR, the … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, History, In The News, Uncategorized
Tagged African-Americans, Army, Civil Rights, Confederate, Espionage, Intelligence, Lois Leveen, Mary Browser, photograph, slave, Spy, Union, US Army Intelligence, Van Lew
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America and Russia’s Long History of Espionage
As Russia and America deal with an alleged spy scandal involving a US diplomat who is accused of trying to recruit a Russian agent to work for the CIA, a look back at some espionage cases between the two countries … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, History, In The News, Uncategorized
Tagged CIA, Cold War, Intelligence, KGB, Russia, Ryan Fogle, Spy
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Cold War Pop Culture: Dirty Spy Wars
During the Cold War the American public had an endless appetite for information and entertainment about the menace from the Soviet secret services. Nazi spies had never really lived up to their promise and the Nazi regime had been rapidly … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Communists, Espionage, evil, Intelligence, KGB, Russia, Russian, Soviet
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