The ultimate spy book
By: H. Keith Melton
Publisher: RD Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Surry Hills, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Espionage
Description: From the Civil War to both world wars and into the Cold War, The Ultimate Spy Book reveals what really happened in some of the most daring spying operations in history. Keith Melton has amassed a dazzling collection of spy devices, many never before seen by those outside the world's elite spying agencies. Cameras that look like a pack of cigarettes are just the beginning: this book reveals listening devices, suitcase radios, hidden messages, microdots, assassination devices, and concealed weapons - everything the well-equipped spy could ever need. Discover the combination of quick wits and nerves of steel that makes a good spy. Learn about how spies are chosen and recruited, the training they receive, and the tricks of the trade. All the risks are revealed - and all the rewards.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Who spies?; title: What do spies do?; title: Spies of the future; title: Famous spying operations (Early espionage ; World War II ; Cold War); title: Equipment and techniques (Cameras ; Secret operations ; Counterintelligence ; Clandestine communications ; Weapons); title: How to be a spy.