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Operation Columba—The Secret Pigeon Service

The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe

by Gordon Corera ...

"No Frederick Forsyth thriller could be as gripping as this real-life story" of British intelligence, brave WWII resisters, and 16,000 homing pigeons ( Daily Mail).Between 1941 and 1944, Britain dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from Bordeaux, France to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a spy operation code-named Columba. Returning to MI14, the secret ... Read more

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"No Frederick Forsyth thriller could be as gripping as this real-life story" of British intelligence, brave WWII resisters, and 16,000 homing pigeons ( Daily Mail).Between 1941 and 1944, Britain dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from Bordeaux, France to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a spy operation code-named Columba. Returning to MI14, the secret
... Read more

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Russians Among Us

Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies

by Gordon Corera ...

With intrigue that rivals the best le Carré novels, Russians Among Us tells the explosive story of Russian espionage efforts against the United States and the West—from the end of the Cold War to the present and the significant threat of hacking the 2020 electionSpies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best true spy stories happen in real life. ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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With intrigue that rivals the best le Carré novels, Russians Among Us tells the explosive story of Russian espionage efforts against the United States and the West—from the end of the Cold War to the present and the significant threat of hacking the 2020 electionSpies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best true spy stories happen in real life.
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MI6

Life and Death in the British Secret Service

by Gordon Corera ...

From the host of The Rest is Classified podcast, this is the secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.'The history of MI6 in the words of real spies' MAIL ON SUNDAY'The best post-1949 account of British intelligence I have read' SPECTATOR'As gripping as any novel' INDEPENDENTThe British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy and shr... ... Read more

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From the host of The Rest is Classified podcast, this is the secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.'The history of MI6 in the words of real spies' MAIL ON SUNDAY'The best post-1949 account of British intelligence I have read' SPECTATOR'As gripping as any novel' INDEPENDENTThe British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy and shr...
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Shopping for Bombs

Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network

by Gordon Corera ...

A.Q. Khan was the world's leading black market dealer in nuclear technology, described by a former CIA Director as "at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden." A hero in Pakistan and revered as the Father of the Bomb, Khan built a global clandestine network that sold the most closely guarded nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea, and Libya. Here for the first time is the riveting inside story of the ... Read more

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A.Q. Khan was the world's leading black market dealer in nuclear technology, described by a former CIA Director as "at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden." A hero in Pakistan and revered as the Father of the Bomb, Khan built a global clandestine network that sold the most closely guarded nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea, and Libya. Here for the first time is the riveting inside story of the
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MI6

Life and Death in the British Secret Service

by Gordon Corera ...

Narrated by Gordon Corera ...

Unabridged

15 hours 51 min

From the host of The Rest is Classified podcast, this is the secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.'The history of MI6 in the words of real spies' MAIL ON SUNDAY'The best post-1949 account of British intelligence I have read' SPECTATOR'As gripping as any novel' INDEPENDENTThe British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy and shrou... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From the host of The Rest is Classified podcast, this is the secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.'The history of MI6 in the words of real spies' MAIL ON SUNDAY'The best post-1949 account of British intelligence I have read' SPECTATOR'As gripping as any novel' INDEPENDENTThe British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy and shrou...
... Read more

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Russians Among Us

Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin’s Spies

by Gordon Corera ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

12 hours 48 min

With intrigue that rivals the best le Carre novels, Russians Among Us tells the urgent story of Russia’s espionage efforts against the United States and the West from the end of the Cold War to the presentSpies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best spy stories happen in real life. Russians Among Us tells the full story of Putin’s escalating ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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With intrigue that rivals the best le Carre novels, Russians Among Us tells the urgent story of Russia’s espionage efforts against the United States and the West from the end of the Cold War to the presentSpies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best spy stories happen in real life. Russians Among Us tells the full story of Putin’s escalating
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The Spy in the Archive

How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB

by Gordon Corera ...

The story of how one man—a librarian for the KGB—became a traitor to the intelligence agency, stealing the most prized Soviet-era archives and smuggling them to the West.How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. To be so quiet, that no-one knows what you are up to as you toil undercover and deep ... Read more

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The story of how one man—a librarian for the KGB—became a traitor to the intelligence agency, stealing the most prized Soviet-era archives and smuggling them to the West.How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. To be so quiet, that no-one knows what you are up to as you toil undercover and deep
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The Spy in the Archive

How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB

by Gordon Corera ...

Narrated by Gordon Corera ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. The work goes on for decades but remains so low key, that even after your escape, no one even notices you are gone.The Spy in the Archive tells the remarkable story of how Vasili Mitrokhin—an introverted archivist—ended up changing the world. As the in-house ... Read more

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How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. The work goes on for decades but remains so low key, that even after your escape, no one even notices you are gone.The Spy in the Archive tells the remarkable story of how Vasili Mitrokhin—an introverted archivist—ended up changing the world. As the in-house
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Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service

The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe

by Gordon Corera ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II.Between 1941 and 1944, British intelligence dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II.Between 1941 and 1944, British intelligence dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from
... Read more

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Cyberspies

The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage

by Gordon Corera ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 54 min

The previously untold—and previously highly classified—story of the conflux of espionage and technology, a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the Internet ageAs the digital era becomes increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the preserve of a few intelligence ... Read more

$22.95 USD

The previously untold—and previously highly classified—story of the conflux of espionage and technology, a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the Internet ageAs the digital era becomes increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the preserve of a few intelligence
... Read more
Command and Control

Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

by Eric Schlosser ...

**The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal.“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine“Perilous and gripping . . . ... Read more

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**The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal.“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine“Perilous and gripping . . .
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Black Sun

Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity

by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke ...

A comprehensive and revealing study of the mindset and motives that drive far-right extremists in the post-World War II West.Black Sun examines the new neofascist ideology, showing how hate groups, militias and conspiracy cults gain influence. Based on interviews and extensive research into underground groups, the book documents new Nazi and fascist sects that have sprung up from the 1970s to the ... Read more

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A comprehensive and revealing study of the mindset and motives that drive far-right extremists in the post-World War II West.Black Sun examines the new neofascist ideology, showing how hate groups, militias and conspiracy cults gain influence. Based on interviews and extensive research into underground groups, the book documents new Nazi and fascist sects that have sprung up from the 1970s to the
... Read more