"Ranging in history from an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth I to the creation of the Nazi Final Solution and to the Presidential Daily Brief from August 2001 that warned that Osama Bin Laden was planning an attack on the U.S., the documents in Declassified offer an intriguing glimpse into the world of espionage and covert operations over hundreds of years."--Book jacket.
Presents nearly thirty essays on opposing sides of espionage and intelligence gathering debates, discussing justification, civil liberties, methods, and twenty-first century challenges. Includes an annotated list of organizations and a bibliography.
On cover: A look at the fascinating tools of the espionage trade--what they are, how they work and who uses them-from the simple hand gun to the KH-11 satellite.
Examines the world of modern espionage, discussing the functions of intelligence agencies around the world, how and why they gather information, and examples of spy operations and famous cases.
An inside look at the world of espionage, profiling some of history's best known spies, including Belle Boyd, Harriet Tubman, Sydney Reilly, Mata Hari, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and others.