Espionage: The Greatest Spy Operations of the Twentieth Century - Softcover

Volkman, Ernest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471161578 ISBN 13: 9780471161578

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

DISCOVER THE SPYING OPERATIONS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY

Espionage expert Ernest Volkman goes behind the scenes of 20th–century history to uncover twenty–three incredible capers, con games, and subterfuges. Here are just a few:
∗ Windows shattered in Manhattan, shrapnel struck the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge swayed when, in July of 1916, German saboteurs blew up the huge Black Tom munitions dump near Bayonne, New Jersey. The spectacular explosion galvanized public opinion against Germany and helped bring the United States into World War I.
∗ Japan′s seizure of the Mandate Islands in the central Pacific triggered U.S. covert activities. Could the secret of Amelia Earhart′s tragic final flight be connected to America′s pre–war jitters?
∗ In the early 1920s, to ensure the survival of the fledgling Soviet state, Lenin used his personal intelligence service, CHEKA, to control anti–Bolshevik resistance. Enemies of the revolution were lured to their destruction through the ironically named Trust Operation.
∗ How were the Allies able to counter Hitler′s deadliest weapons? For six years a mole inside Nazi Germany′s scientific establishment betrayed the secrets of his country′s classified military research to Britain′s MI6.

About this title

Synopsis

"Will entertain a wide variety of readers."-Publishers Weekly The true stories behind the intelligence operations that changed the course of history From clandestine operations aimed at undermining Hilter's Third Reich to the CIA's foiled secret war against Castro, this fascinating volume reveals the people, strategies, and plots behind 36 of the world's most influential espionage operations-some never before brought to light, others illuminated with new details. ERNEST VOLKMAN (Danbury, Connecticut) was a prize-winning investigative reporter for New York Newsday and was executive editor of Espionage magazine. He has appeared as an authority on espionage on "Nightline", CNN, and "The Today Show" and is the author of Spies (Wiley).

About the Author

ERNEST VOLKMAN is an acknowledged authority on espionage and intelligence. Formerly a prize–winning investigative reporter for Newsday and executive editor of Espionage magazine, he is the author of several books, including Spies: The Secret Agents Who Changed the Course of History, Secret Intelligence: The Inside Story of America′s Espionage Empire, and Warriors of the Night: Spies, Soldiers, and American Intelligence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471161578
• ISBN 13: 9780471161578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292