The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents - Softcover

Barton, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589632966 ISBN 13: 9781589632967

Verlag: Fredonia Books (NL), 2001

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Book by Barton George

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INTRODUCTION
The romance of war in its most thrilling form is exemplified in this narrative of the adventures of "The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents." Much has been published upon the subject of espionage, and the memoirs and secret histories of the courts of Europe give us instances of men and women who have gained favor and money, if not honor and glory, by selling back-stairs gossip concerning their fellow creatures; but the aim of the present work has been rather to relate the big exploits of those who faced great personal danger and risked their lives for the sake of flag and country.
Each story is complete in itself, and yet forms a
link in the chain of narratives which illustrates the
startling and unexpected manner in which battles have
been lost and won through the shrewdness and the
courage of military spies at various times in different
countries of the world. All spies are not admirable.
Indeed, some whose deeds are herein related see

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• Verlag: Fredonia Books (NL)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1589632966
• ISBN 13: 9781589632967
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 372