KFK Spies explores the undercover world of espionage-part of the intelligence-gathering operations of nations and global organizations.
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ISBN: 0753457776
Physical Description:63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.print
Publisher:Boston : Kingfisher, c2004.
General Note: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Foreword -- Why spy?: Why do nations spy? -- Early spies -- Spies at war -- Spies at war (part two) -- Sabotage and assassination -- Industrial espionage -- Spying on the public -- Summary -- Spies and secret services: Secret services -- Part of a team -- Recruiting spies -- Spy rings -- Spy catching -- Summary -- Techniques and equipment: Breaking in-getting out -- Surveillance -- Eye spy -- Listening in -- Getting a message back -- Codes and ciphers -- Disguise and cover -- Art of concealment -- Secret weapons -- Swapping spies and information -- Silicon spies -- Summary -- Glossary -- Abbreviations of organizations -- Index -- Acknowledgments.