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Spies The Secret Agents Who Changed The Course Of History
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Spies The Secret Agents Who Changed The Course Of History Hardcover - 1994

by Ernest Volkman


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Real stories of espionage from around the globe

Spies: The Secret Agents Who Changed the Course of History details the stories behind some of the world's most legendary secret agents. From the real-life Manchurian Candidate and the original James Bond, to the man who stole the secret of the atomic bomb, this book presents breathtaking stories of espionage around the world. Not all spies are intelligence agents, and these tales include the defectors, moles, and other amateurs who took extraordinary risks for a variety of reasons. Stripped of code names and revealed to the world, these stories bring the reality of espionage to life.

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With his ingratiating politeness, Viennese charm, and oily manner, the short, stocky man with wavy hair was that prototypical European type known in German as a schieber (roughly, con artist).

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  • Title Spies The Secret Agents Who Changed The Course Of History
  • Author Ernest Volkman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition UK Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, New York
  • Date March 3, 1994
  • ISBN 9780471025061

About the author

Ernest Volkman is an American author, investigative reporter, and journalist who writes about war, espionage, and the criminal underworld. Volkman, a 1959 graduate of Whitman High School in his home town of Huntington, attended Hofstra University and graduated with a B.A. degree in Journalism in 1963.

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Chichester, John Wiley 1994. 0471025062 . First edition 8vo 288 pages illustrated with black & white photographs. Fine black leatherette hard back with fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. "Volkman strips away the myths and Hollywood hype to reveal the actual human dramas behind the world's second oldest profession" .
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