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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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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 Who Started a War
Dr. Thomas Boghardt, Historian Seventy years ago, World War II began. Or, more precisely, a German spy created the pretext for Hitler’s premeditated invasion of Poland. To me, this story epitomizes not only the amorality of Nazi Germany; it also … Continue reading
Heroes and Villains
Thomas Boghardt, SPY Historian It is tempting to label historical figures either as heroes or villains. But when you are dealing with intelligence history, you’ll find a lot more shades of gray than charcoal black and ivory white. A good … Continue reading