The story of spying /

By: Jones, Rob LloydMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Usborne young readingSeries threePublication details: London : [Tulsa, OK] : Usborne ; [EDC Publishing], 2007Description: 62 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780746076835; 0746076835; 9780794517205; 079451720XSubject(s): Espionage | Espionage -- History -- Juvenile literature | Espionage -- History | EspionageGenre/Form: Children's nonfiction. | History. | Juvenile works.DDC classification: 327.12 LOC classification: UB270.5 | .J66 2007
Contents:
Secrets and spies -- In the line of fire -- Behind enemy lines -- The Enigma code -- Deceit and double-cross -- Spy science and fiction.
Summary: Introduces the history of espionage and discusses World War I spies who were caught and executed, agents who worked with the Resistance in occupied France, the breaking of the Enigma code, espionage during the Cold War, and spy technology.
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Includes index.

Secrets and spies -- In the line of fire -- Behind enemy lines -- The Enigma code -- Deceit and double-cross -- Spy science and fiction.

Introduces the history of espionage and discusses World War I spies who were caught and executed, agents who worked with the Resistance in occupied France, the breaking of the Enigma code, espionage during the Cold War, and spy technology.