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YA
Spies Around the World series.
This book gives readers insight into the activities of Israel's elite Mossad organization. Basic techniques of espionage are described, and brief accounts of successful missions, including the capture of Adolf Eichmann, the Entebbe rescue mission, and retribution for the Munich Olympic shootings, are also included. Photographs and inserts accompany thorough text on cleanly designed pages. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.
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YA
Spies Around the World series.
These books give readers insight into British and Russian espionage. Brief history of the country's spy operations, recruitment of spies, and examples of espionage techniques are described in both volumes; accounts of well-known spies, particularly those from the twentieth century, are also included. Photographs and inserts accompany the thorough text on cleanly designed pages. Websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers this Spies Around the World title: The KGB and Other Russian Spies and The SIS and Other British Spies.
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YA
Spies Around the World series.
This book gives readers insight into America's espionage operations with emphasis on the CIA. The training of agents and how they operate in various settings are described; events from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Cold War, and the conflict in Afghanistan are also touched on. Photographs and inserts accompany the thorough text on cleanly designed pages. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.
(3)
YA
Spies Around the World series.
These books give readers insight into British and Russian espionage. Brief history of the country's spy operations, recruitment of spies, and examples of espionage techniques are described in both volumes; accounts of well-known spies, particularly those from the twentieth century, are also included. Photographs and inserts accompany the thorough text on cleanly designed pages. Websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers this Spies Around the World title: The KGB and Other Russian Spies and The SIS and Other British Spies.