Title: The second oldest profession :
Authors: Knightley, Phillip.
Date: 1987
Publisher: Norton,
Physical description: xi, 436 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: U
Abstract: Examines the formation and growth of espionage activities in modern government, legendary spies, and their contributions to history.
Contents: Ch. 1 Governments, Spies and Fairy Tales -- Ch. 2 The Legends Grow -- Ch. 3 Crush the Red Terror -- Ch. 4 Peacetime Professionals and Crackers of Codes -- Ch. 5 Business is Better than Spying -- Ch. 6 The Fantasies of Richard Hannay -- Ch. 7 Cross and Double Cross -- Ch. 8 An Ear to the Enemy's Mind -- Ch. 9 KGB: Dzerzhinsky's Pride, Stalin's Prejudice -- Ch. 10 OSS: The Springtime Years -- Ch. 11 CIA: Bigger than State by Forty-eight -- Ch. 12 SIS: Treachery and Decline -- Ch. 13 The Defection Game -- Ch. 14 Myths, Moles and Conspiracies -- Ch. 15 Overcoming the Monster.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Espionage--History.