By Thomas B. Allen

For anyone interested in the history of espionage, this book presents a collection of some of the world\'s most important top-secret documents - taken from museum and archive collections around the world, it includes many hard-to-find and some previously unpublished and hugely historically important top-secret documents. An informative, lively history of espionage - moving through historical events to present each document in its proper historical and cultural context, sharing the quirky and often little-know stories behind state secrets and clandestine operations. Each of seven chapters focuses on one particular theme, and scans of the documents (in whole or part) will be shown where possible. Chapters include: Secrets of War; The Art of the Double-Cross; Spy vs Spy; A Bodyguard of Lies; Espionage Accidents; In Defense of the Realm; and, The Secret State.

Published Date: 01/07/2008 Format: HardBack ISBN: 978-1-4262-0222-3 Publisher: National Geographic Books No of Pages: 320 Rating: Retail price: US Dollar $ 26.00 (Rs. 1,860.04) Our price: Rs. 1,650.00 You Save: Rs. 210.04 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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