Spying: The Secret History of History

by Denis Collins

Everyone, at some time in his or her life, fantasizes about being a spy--James Bond, Mata Hari, George Smiley, Maxwell Smart. At the new International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., more than a million visitors have stepped into the secret history of history--and have learned what it is really like to live undercover. This distinctive and fascinating book at once distills and expands upon that experience, with inside information on how spies do their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579123953
• ISBN13: 9781579123956
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Curious footnote

Oddly enough, the author of this book ended up serving on the Scooter Libby trial in 2007, which convicted Mr. Libby of obstruction of justice and perjury during the investigation of the leak of CIA employee Valerie Plame.

The Spy Primer

Great book! This book is a must for history and spy buffs. I was fascinated by the wealth of information presented in the book. The author takes the reader from Moses to present day Iraq and fills the pages with the exploits of the world's most influential spies. More importantly, the book details the cunning of their famous masters. The book is a fun read and is wonderfully illustrated with photos of the actors, spy gadgets, and secret messages.