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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790050703321

Autore

Richelson Jeffrey

Titolo

A century of spies : intelligence in the twentieth century / / Jeffrey T. Richelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

0-19-771092-1

0-19-988058-1

1-283-11330-9

9786613113306

0-19-976173-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 pages)

Disciplina

327.12

Soggetti

Espionage - History - 20th century

Intelligence service - History - 20th century

World politics - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. 1900-1939 -- pt. 2. The Second World War -- pt. 3. The Cold War era and beyond.

Sommario/riassunto

The shady world of real-life espionage in the 20th century is as alarming and mysterious as any John Le Carre novel or James Bond movie. Richelson explores the impact of spies on world events during both war and peacetime.