LEADER 03834nam 2200661 450 001 9910815845003321 005 20221228133119.0 010 $a0-300-18825-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300188257 035 $a(CKB)2670000000544967 035 $a(EBL)3421384 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001134563 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11636087 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001134563 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11161292 035 $a(PQKB)11763798 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421384 035 $a(DE-B1597)485951 035 $a(OCoLC)872115151 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300188257 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421384 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10842124 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL578865 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7027097 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7027097 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000544967 100 $a20221228d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrisoners, lovers, and spies $ethe story of invisible ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda /$fKristie Macrakis 210 1$aNew Haven, Connecticut :$cYale University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (392 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-17925-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [351]-353) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. The Art of Love and War --$t2. Intrigue and Inquisition --$t3. Confessing Secrets --$t4. Invisible Landscapes --$t5. Revolutionary Ink --$t6. Magic --$t7. The Secret-Ink War --$t8. The United States Enters the Secret-Ink War --$t9. Visible Nazis --$t10. The Mystery of the Microdot --$t11. Invisible Spy Catchers --$t12. Out in the Cold --$t13. Hiding in Porn Sites --$tEpilogue --$tAppendix: Fun Kitchen Chemistry Experiments (with Jason Lye) --$tNotes --$tPrimary Sources --$tCredits --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aPrisoners, Lovers, and Spies is a book about concealing and revealing secret communications. It is the first history of invisible writing, uncovered through stories about scoundrels and heroes. Spies were imprisoned or murdered, adultery unmasked, and battles lost because of faulty or intercepted secret communications. Yet, successfully hidden writing helped save lives, win battles, and ensure privacy; occasionally it even changed the course of history. Kristie Macrakis combines a storyteller's sense of drama with a historian's respect for evidence in this page-turning history of intrigue and espionage, love and war, magic and secrecy. From the piazzas of ancient Rome to the spy capitals of the Cold War, Macrakis's global history reveals the drama and importance of invisible ink. From Ovid's advice to use milk for illicit love notes, to John Gerard's dramatic escape from the tower of London aided by orange juice ink messages, to al-Qaeda's hidden instructions in pornographic movies, this book presents spellbinding stories of secret messaging that chart its evolution in sophistication and its impact on history. An appendix includes fun kitchen chemistry recipes for readers to try out at home. 606 $aConfidential communications$xHistory 606 $aInvisible inks$xHistory 606 $aWriting, Invisible$xHistory 606 $aEspionage$xEquipment and supplies$xHistory 615 0$aConfidential communications$xHistory. 615 0$aInvisible inks$xHistory. 615 0$aWriting, Invisible$xHistory. 615 0$aEspionage$xEquipment and supplies$xHistory. 676 $a652 700 $aMacrakis$b Kristie$01605246 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815845003321 996 $aPrisoners, lovers, and spies$93965694 997 $aUNINA