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Paul Davis wraps up his interview with author Ben Macintyre by asking him about the similarities between Agent Zigzag and James Bond. More. |
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Bond vs. Bourne. Modesty Blaise vs. Mata Hari. Smiley's People vs. The Manchurian Candidate. Casablanca vs. North by Northwest. Vote for the greatest spy movie of all time! More. |
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In Part II of Paul Davis' interview with author Ben Macintyre we learn that good and evil are not mutually exclusive qualities. More. |
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World War II double-agent Eddie Chapman, aka, Agent ZigZag was all the things a spy should be: dishonest, selfish, opportunistic, manipulative, brave, charming and surprisingly, generous. More. |
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One of the many things you can learn at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.: the author of Robinson Crusoe was a spy. More. |
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In this final installment, the author reacts to the many opinions of Pham Xuan An's betrayal during the Vietnam War. More. |
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In this second installment, we learn more about Pham Xuan An, the charming spy who was behind the death of thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese. More. |
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Pham Xuan An spied for the North Vietnamese while posing as a reporter for the likes of Time magazine. Larry Berman's book about An is a little too flattering for this author's taste. More. |
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Moles, defectors, and covert operations techniques from the Cold War have come together in Nigel West's History Dictionary of Cold War Intelligence. More. |
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John Walker, notorious Cold War spy, paints himself as a James Bond-type figure in his autobiography. Walker betrayed more than his country in his get-rich scam. He also betrayed his friends and family. More. |
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Notorious Cold War spy John Walker has apparently been spending his time in prison writing his autobiography. More. |
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Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series and other historical novels, shares his views on Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington. More. |
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Watchmen explores the Cold War in graphic detail and its fighting superheroes affect the outcome of world events. But history shows the period had plenty of real-life heroes. More. |
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Bernard Cornwell talks about the role of intelligence-gathering in his Sharpe novels and in the Napoleonic Wars. This is part two of an exclusive three-part interview. More. |
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Bernard Cornwell talks about his fictional Napoleonic-era soldier, Richard Sharpe, in part one of an exclusive three-part interview. More. |
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A Chinese national becomes a U.S. citizen and acquires top security clearance. Then, he sells intelligence secrets to the Chinese. More. |
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The second of two parts about Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, looks at some larger-than-life WW2 commandos he knew and how they may have influenced the Bond character. More. |
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Ian Fleming based James Bond on actual World War II covert operations and the experiences of himself and others. More. |
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