Secrets of A Century
Subtitle: The Influence of Espionage & Secret Agreements
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: June 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780761827955
Subjects: Espionage & secret services; 20th century; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Military - Intelligence/Espionage; Non-Classifiable; General
Description: "In Secrets a Century, Johnson Parker offers a brief history of espionage and secret agreements in the 20th century. This book provides an account of how espionage and secrecy influenced world affairs in terms of covert alliances, battles, subterfuge, assassination, and immigration. Specific topics covered include clandestine agreements among the various European nations, attempts at code-breaking before World War II, and the affects of secrets upon the courses of the Korean, Vietnam, and Serbian wars. The author also details the collapse of the Soviet Union and causes of the Iran-Iraq war. Military historians, professors of history, students of espionage, and even the general reader will find interest in this work."--BOOK JACKET.