Spies
by Joseph Gollomb
About this book
The author retells some of the great wartime spy stories from history, beginning with Biblical references and ending with World War I and Mata Hari. His interest is in the chess-like game played by spies, and the drama involved in victory or defeat. The author does not choose sides in his narrative, and by stressing neutrality he is able to concentrate on the complications and action involved. - Summary by Mark Harrington
Chapters (16)
1Forward; The Ancient History of the Spy
2Spies and Indians
3Spies of a Revolution
4The Spy Who Blackmailed a King
5Napoleon's Spy
6The Spy Who Would Have Changed History
7Spies of a Civil War (Part 1)
8Spies of a Civil War (Part 2)
9Chief to 40,000 Spies
10The Spy Who Had to Die
11England Sets a Spy Trap
12A Netful of Spies
13The Spy Who Found High Adventure (Part 1)
14The Spy Who Found High Adventure (Part 2)
15The Spy Who Danced Her Way to Death
16Spies Who Won
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