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From Berlin to the Congo, from Moscow to the back streets of London, these are the stories of the agents on the front lines of British intelligence. And the truth is often more remarkable than fiction.

MI6 has been cloaked in secrecy and shrouded in myth since it was created a hundred years ago. Our understanding of what it is to be a spy has been largely defined by the fictional worlds of Ian Fleming and John le Carré. Gordon Corera provides a unique and unprecedented insight into this secret world and the reality that lies behind the fiction.

Black Ops Science & Technology: The Genesis of the CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology (CIA Area 51 Chronicles – Book 8) By TD Barnes The CIA’s secret weapons of intelligence. The birth of modern reconnaissance. The covert science behind espionage. In the shadows of the Cold War, the CIA embarked on an unprecedented technological revolution—one that would redefine intelligence gathering and national security. From its earliest days, the Agency recognized that superior science and technology were the keys to outmaneuvering America’s adversaries. This vision led to the ...

Sara Vladic, New York Times bestselling author of Indianapolis, reveals the gripping, untold history of the United States under attack during World War II and the improbable patriots who stepped up to defend their country in her hour of need. History books have told us, in the decades following...

Discover a Unique Perspective on WWII with Donald Yates' Newest Book, Germans Speak Out on World War II. For history enthusiasts and those fascinated by the untold stories of war, Donald Yates' latest book, Germans Speak Out on World War II, offers a compelling and unique perspective on one of the most pivotal events in human history. This book delivers firsthand accounts from German soldiers, officers, and civilians who lived through the chaos of World War II, offering readers a rare glimpse into the thoughts and emotions of those on the other side of the battlefield. What sets Germans ...

The Shinkolobwe Mine in the Belgian Congo was described by a 1943 Manhattan Project intelligence report as the "most important deposit of uranium yet discovered in the world". So long as the United States remained in control of this mine and its supply, it had a world monopoly on the primary material needed to build an atomic bomb. The uranium from this mine was used to build the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Step into the shadows — the true story of espionage awaits. For as long as humanity has fought wars, plotted revolutions, and built empires, spies have worked in silence to shape the outcome. From the scouts who slipped into Jericho under cover of darkness to the hackers who penetrate government servers today, the hidden world of espionage has been a decisive force in history. Shadows of Power reveals the full arc of that story — thrilling, dangerous, and often morally fraught. This sweeping history takes readers across centuries and continents to uncover the forgotten battles fought in...

Beyond Belief is a unique compilation of short stories by a team of a dozen authors and researchers. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each of them presented in an historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE! “Special Operations” is the sixteenth book in the series. Here you will find amazing stories surrounding the actions of the elite members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines who have engaged in some of the most dangerous special operations missions from ...

Describing Russian Infantry’s Breaching and Clearing Techniques - Breaching entryways and clearing buildings, particularly in urban combat, are particularly complex and dangerous infantry tasks. ATP 7-100.1 describes Russian tactics for use in Army training, professional education, and leader development. This document is part of the ATP 7-100 series that addresses a nation-state’s military doctrine with a focus on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense, and related mission sets.

Drawing on his own personal experience, as well as interviews with living presidents, Turner takes us into the White House and shares with us an intimate view of the inner working of our government's intelligence agency. There has never been a time when the relationship between the president and the head of the CIA has been so scrutinized or so relevant to our government policy.

In Jawbreaker Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA’s most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, Berntsen...

This New York Times best-seller delivers the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and how a colorful congressman from Texas conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history.

In 1986, newspapers across America called it "the espionage case of the century." While serving as a security guard at the American Embassy, Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, a Native American marine, fell in love with a beautiful Russian woman. Then, a KGB officer posing as the woman' s "Uncle Sasha" recruited Lonetree to become a spy for the Soviet Union. The "sex-for-secrets Marine spy scandal"—as it was called by the press—had all the elements of a great novel.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a superpower built on a foundation of absolute surveillance and ruthless control. At the center of this web stood the KGB, an organization that functioned not merely as an intelligence agency, but as the central nervous system of a totalitarian empire. This book tears away the veil of secrecy to reveal the bloody history of the sword and shield that protected the Communist Party for seven decades. From the theft of atomic secrets that ignited the Cold War to the penetration of the highest levels of British and American intelligence, the KGB’s ...

From the dawn of space exploration to the formation of the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Force - Guardians of the High Frontier provides a comprehensive and engaging look at how space has become the ultimate frontier for national security. In this insightful and meticulously researched book, readers will journey through the geopolitical and technological milestones that led to the establishment of America’s newest military branch—the U.S. Space Force. The narrative begins with the Cold War, where space was first recognized as a strategic domain, and traces the development of space-based ...

A trusted member of Hitler’s inner circle, Artur Axmann, the head of the Hitler Youth, witnessed the Führer commit suicide in Berlin - but he would not let the Reich die with its leader. Evading capture, and with access to remnants of the regime’s wealth, Axmann had enough followers to reestablish the Nazi party in the very heart of Allied-occupied Germany - and position himself to become dictator of the Fourth Reich. U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps Officer Jack Hunter was the perfect undercover operative.

In Spy Watching, Loch K. Johnson explores the United States' travails in its efforts to maintain effective accountability over its spy services.

Why did the US intelligence services fail so spectacularly to know about the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities following World War II? As Vince Houghton, historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, shows us, that disastrous failure came just a few years after the Manhattan Project's intelligence team had penetrated the Third Reich and knew every detail of the Nazi's plan for an atomic bomb. What changed and what went wrong?

Project HAVE PAD: Exploitation of the Soviet MiG-23 FLOGGER at Area 51 (CIA Area 51 Chronicles – Book 5) By TD Barnes A Cold War breakthrough. A captured Soviet fighter. A top-secret mission at Area 51. In 1978, deep within the classified confines of Area 51, the CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy embarked on one of the most ambitious intelligence operations of the Cold War—Project HAVE PAD. Their mission: to exploit a captured Soviet MiG-23 FLOGGER, one of the USSR’s most advanced fighters. Designated YF-113 in U.S. military records, the MiG-23 was ...

Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished British, French, German, Danish, and Czech archival sources, Spying on the Reich tells the story of Germany and its rearmament in the 1920s and 1930s; its relations with foreign governments and their intelligence services; and the relations and rivalries between Western governments, seen through the prism of the cooperation, or lack of it, between their spy agencies.

Yes, they are watching, but with the right knowledge, you can escape the grid. Inside, you’ll discover secrets the government doesn’t advertise: the tricks of creating new identities from thin air, the art of misdirection (laying false trails to send manhunts the wrong way, and the gritty reality of living under the radar. Each chapter tackles a new obstacle in your path to invisibility. Worried about your digital footprint? Learn how to erase or encrypt the data that’s tagging along behind you. (One former skip-tracer shares how he found anyone online – and how you can stop people ...