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Spies of World War I

an interactive history adventure
"Explores various perspectives on espionage in World War I. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--.

Stealing Nazi secrets in World War II

an interactive espionage adventure
2016
In you choose format, follows the path of three World War II spies as the reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a wireless operator, a photo reconnaissance pilot, and a spy living in enemy territory.

Spies of World War I

an interactive history adventure
2016
Explores various perspectives on espionage in World War I as the reader's choices reveal the historical details.

The many faces of Josephine Baker

dancer, singer, activist, spy
2015
Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children.

Color of the sea

a novel
2007
Japanese-Americans Sam and Keiko fall in love in California but Keiko's parents take her back to Japan and try to arrange a marriage for her though she is considered too Americanized. When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Sam is drafted by the U.S. Army and sent on a secret mission in which he finds himself torn between countries.

The secret war

1998
Text and photographic essays tell of espionage in World War II.

The spy with the wooden leg

the story of Virginia Hall
2012
Chronicles the life and career of Virginia Hall, who became a spy during World War II even though she had a wooden leg.

First in

an insider's account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan
2005
A first-person account of the top-secret mission inside Afghanistan that took place in the days following the September 11 terrorist attack and set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and the war on terror.

Operatives, spies, and saboteurs

the unknown story of the men and women of World War II's OSS
2004
Profiles the men and women who served as operatives, spies, and saboteurs for the United States during World War II.

Agent 146

the true story of a Nazi spy in America
2003
A memoir in which Erich Gimpel recalls his life as a spy for the Third Reich, discusses his mission to sabotage America's atomic program, and tells how his association with American turncoat William Colepaugh almost led to his being executed.

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