espionage

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Vasili Mitrokhin was a KGB man who wrote and maintained a massive archive of Soviet espionage activities at the risk of his life.

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Virginia Hall and her daring spy ring were crucial to the Allied victory—but their accomplishments came at a brutally high cost.

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A man named Aldrich Ames endangered more than 30 CIA operatives and got several killed when he started sharing secrets with the Russians.

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The life of a spy isn't always just gadgets, seduction, and world-saving hijinks. The dark underbelly of the espionage world can be utterly bizarre...

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“To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.”  —Malcolm X “Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.” —Arthur Miller Battles...

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Mata Hari Facts. Between her seductive dances and her work as a WWI spy, Mata Hari was destined to go down in history as the ultimate femme fatale.



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