Author: C. Turner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476629919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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After Hitler annexed Austria in 1938, the Gestapo began silencing critics. Many were shipped to concentration camps; those deemed most dangerous to the Reich were executed. Yet a few slipped through the Gestapo's net and organized resistance cells. One group, codenamed CASSIA, became America's most effective spy ring in Austria during World War II. This first full-length account of CASSIA describes its contributions to the Allied war effort--including reports on the V-2 missile, Nazi death camps and advanced combat aircraft and tanks--before a catastrophic intelligence failure sent key members to the guillotine, firing squad or gas chamber.
Author: Andrew Jeffrey
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 9781780277882
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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When Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany in 1937, she could not have known that she would become one of the world's most successful amateur spycatchers. This is her untold true story, the story of how a Nazi spy's letter, intercepted in Scotland, broke spy rings across Europe and America.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intelligence service
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Author: Anthony Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340259023
Category : Espionage
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Author: Aline (Countess of Romanones)
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Donated.
Author: Barry M. Rubin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Espionage
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Author: Larry Loftis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982143878
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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The hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility.
Author: Carolle J. Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Anthony Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722172575
Category : Espionage, British
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Author: Margaret Coker
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062947435
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the gripping and heroic story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS. The Spymaster of Baghdad tells the dramatic yet intimate account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit called “the Falcons” came together against all odds to defeat ISIS. The Falcons, comprising ordinary men with little conventional espionage background, infiltrated the world’s most powerful terrorist organization, ultimately turning the tide of war against the terrorist group and bringing safety to millions of Iraqis and the broader world. Centered around the relationship between two brothers, Harith al-Sudani, a rudderless college dropout who was recruited to the Falcons by his all-star younger brother Munaf, and their eponymous unit commander Abu Ali, The Spymaster of Baghdad follows their emotional journey as Harith volunteers for the most dangerous mission imaginable. With piercing lyricism and thrilling prose, Coker’s deeply-reported account interweaves heartfelt portraits of these and other unforgettable characters as they navigate the streets of war-torn Baghdad and perform heroic feats of cunning and courage. The Falcons’ path crosses with that of Abrar, a young, radicalized university student who, after being snubbed by the head of the Islamic State’s chemical weapons program, plots her own attack. At the near-final moment, the Falcons intercept Abrar’s deadly plan to poison Baghdad’s drinking water and arrest her in the middle of the night—just one of many covert counterterrorism operations revealed for the first time in the book. Ultimately, The Spymaster of Baghdad is a page-turning account of wartime espionage in which ordinary people make extraordinary sacrifices for the greater good. Challenging our perceptions of terrorism and counterterrorism, war and peace, Iraq and the wider Middle East, American occupation and foreign intervention, The Spymaster of Baghdad is a testament to the power of personal choice and individual action to change the course of history—in a time when we need such stories more than ever.
