"Topic: History, Subtopic: Military History"--Container

In the nine episodes of The Secret World of Espionage, shine a light into the shadowy world of spy craft with a distinguished panel of historians--including a former intelligence case officer--in search of the secret meeting places, complex codes, stealth observations, and cutting-edge technologies spies have used throughout history. How much does pop culture get wrong about espionage? What traits make for exceptional spies and possible double agents? What happens when intelligence operations fail? Learn why the answers are more intriguing than anything pop culture could come up with

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"Course Number 90103"--Container

9 lectures

Various presenters: Alma Katsu, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Lynne Olson, Richard B. Spence, Hugh Wilford

DVD

In English; closed-captioned

Disc 1.

Spies: facts and fiction -- Human element -- Great game -- Beyond the femme fatale -- Strange bedfellows --

disc 2.

Making codes, breaking codes -- Mole and the hunter -- Art of counterintelligence -- Too many secrets