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Dive into the thrilling world of James Fenimore Coopers second novel, The Spy (1821), inspired by Sir Walter Scotts Waverly series. This gripping adventure unfolds during the American Revolution, following the enigmatic protagonist, Harvey Birch. While appearing to be a loyalist, Birch is actually a cunning spy for George Washington, cleverly disguised as Mr. Harper. This captivating tale not only catapulted Cooper to fame and fortune but also marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of American fiction. (Summary by Gord MacKenzie)

Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart. As they could not meet in their home countries, the conversations, guided by journalist Aditya Sinha, took place in cities like Istanbul, Bangkok and Kathmandu.

This is the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. Born into an illustrious Indian family in 1914 and brought up in the non-violent Sufi religion, Noor seemed an unlikely secret agent. Yet she became the first female radio operator to be landed in enemy-occupied France, and refused to abandon her post in Paris in 1943, continuing her work under extremely dangerous circumstances.

On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners. Doing Time Like a Spy is Kiriakou's memoir of his 23 months in prison. Using 20 life skills he learned in CIA operational training, he was able to keep himself safe and at the top of the prison social heap. It is at once a searing journal of daily prison life and an alternately funny and heartbreaking commentary on the federal prison system.

In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. Olson takes the listener into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his 30-year career in the CIA.

Dive into a passionate call to action from the First World War, as we explore a volunteer civilian anti-spy organization dedicated to identifying and eliminating enemy spies within the USA. While this organization may not have achieved the authors ambitious vision, others like the American Protective League took up the mantle. With a rallying cry of Greatest Publication Since the Civil War! and an urgent plea for citizens to join the Voluntary Secret Service - V. S. S., this piece encapsulates the spirit of a nation determined to secure a swift and honorable victory. (Introduction by TriciaG &...

This complete history explores the origins and evolution of the US Intelligence Community and how it works to maintain the safety and liberty of the American people.

Running spy networks overseas. Tracking down terrorists in the Middle East. Interrogating enemy prisoners. Analyzing data from spy satellites and intercepted phone calls. All of these are vital intelligence tasks that have traditionally been performed by government officials accountable to Congress and the American people.

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?

The Widow Spy is the firsthand account of a true Cold War spy operation in Moscow told exclusively by the CIA case officer who lived this experience. Martha D. Peterson was one of the first women to be assigned to Moscow, a very difficult operational environment. Her story begins in Laos during the Vietnam War where she accompanied her husband, a CIA officer. She describes their life in a small city in Laos, ending with the tragic death of her husband. Then her own 30-year career begins in Moscow.

Delve into a thrilling narrative set amidst the perilous times of war. I Spy unravels a German espionage plot with a mission to steal two invaluable American inventions critical for warfare. One, a revolutionary camera capable of capturing a complete map of the country from an airship. Two, an innovative process to create glass armor - a fusion of mica and glass that resists Mauser bullets. The story unfolds in the heart of Washington, D.C., where everyone has secrets to hide. Each chapter takes unexpected turns, culminating in a jaw-dropping finale. This summary is adapted from the Book ...

An incisive focus on major breaking security and intelligence events and how they impinge on our daily lives. Brought to you by Matthew Dunn, highly decorated former MI6 spy turned bestselling author and global media security expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Black, Man, Spy Podcast is a highly informative and often irreverent conversation on geopolitics and national security by New York Times bestselling author, former MSNBC contributor and US Navy intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance. It provides a dramatically different angle on the week’s news and events from a spy world insider and media commentator. Every week he engages in interesting interviews with politicians, journalists, academics, experts and entertainers with a heavy dose of espionage history and world culture as well as the details of the World’s Best Spy Bars! You can ...

Journalists Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes – with the help of Conservative party whistleblower Sergei Cristo – expose an alleged secret spy ring operating at the very heart of the British political system. This is the untold story of the most audacious Russian influence operation in British history. It involves honey traps, Russian agents and information warfare.Russian wealth and glamour collide with a wild west of new digital landscapes. And as Sergei tries and fails to raise the alarm, this intoxicating cocktail – shaken and stirred from within the Russian Embassy in London – ...

If you wish to know what it's really like to make the life and death decisions portrayed in the movies by James Bond or on TV by Homeland's, Cary Matherson, then Black Spy Podcast is the show for you. If you're interested in the clandestine world of secret intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism and national security, then this definitely your must listen Podcast! Every week, along with a different successful or famous guest who's always been interested in the secret services, ex officer, Carlton King, will guide you through this enthralling and exhilarating world, which he inhabited for ...

Keeping an eye on Big Government. The I Spy Radio Show is not your typical conservative talk radio show. A one-hour show, not just opinion but actual analysis with guests who are true experts in their fields. Other shows focus on news and current events, which means they’re competing for attention, to beat other shows to the punch, or, even worse, to shout louder to get noticed. There’s no shouting here. Our goal is to inform, not see who can shout over the other or out-duel with talking points. Instead, we want to arm our audience—with better information, and more in-depth information ...

A thrilling account of how Russia is waging a hidden war against America and the West, using espionage, corruption, fake news, and KGB-style murder March 2018. Two Russian assassins arrive in a provincial English city to kill a former officer from Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. His crime?...

Cary Poarch started working at CNN in the summer of 2017 as a die-hard Bernie Sanders supporter. But on his first location shoot during the Charlottesville riots, he quickly became disillusioned with how the network created the “fine people” hoax. This began a political odyssey as he documented numerous incidents of outright bias, eventually leading him to contact James O’Keefe of Project Veritas. For months, Cary Poarch documented CNN’s rampant political bias for Project Veritas, and saw how the network was dividing the country.

In July 1985, far-flung Norfolk Island became the centre of a real life international spy thriller. Four French agents sail there after bombing the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, killing Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. Australian police take them into custody on behalf of their New Zealand counterparts but then, bafflingly, allow them to sail away, never to face justice. On the 40 year anniversary of the bombing, award-winning journalist Richard Baker goes on an adventure from Paris to the Pacific to get the real story - and ultimately uncover the role that Australia played in the ...