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The secret war : spies, codes and guerrillas, 1939-45 / by Hastings, Max.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence service; Espionage; World War, 1939-1945;
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The man from U.N.C.L.E. [videorecording] / by Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; Debicki, Elizabeth,actor.; Hammer, Armie,1986-actor.; Ritchie, Guy,screenwriter,film producer,film director.; Vikander, Alicia,1988-actor.; Wigram, Lionel,screenwriter,film producer.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Groth, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Christian Berkel.CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Action and adventure films.; Criminals; Espionage; Feature films.; Intelligence officers; Spies; Spies; Spy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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The man from U.N.C.L.E. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; Debicki, Elizabeth,actor.; Hammer, Armie,1986-actor.; Ritchie, Guy,screenwriter,film producer,film director.; Vikander, Alicia,1988-actor.; Wigram, Lionel,screenwriter,film producer.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Groth, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Christian Berkel.CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Atmos 5.1 ; Dolby digital 5.1.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Action and adventure films.; Criminals; Espionage; Feature films.; Intelligence officers; Spies; Spies; Spy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
For private home use only.
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A compassionate spy [videorecording] / by Hall, Joan,on-screen participant.; Hall, Theodore A.(Theodore Alvin),1925-on-screen participant.; James, Steve,1955-film director,screenwriter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ted Hall, Joan Hall.Recruited in 1944 to help create the world's first atomic bomb, Ted Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project. Concerned that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, Hall began passing key intel to the Soviet Union. After the war, he fell in love with and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for the explosive secret of his espionage. The pair raised a family while living under years of FBI surveillance and intimidation. A COMPASSIONATE SPY, from two-time Oscar nominee Steve James (HOOP DREAMS), reveals the twists and turns of this real-life spy story, its profound impact on history, and the couple's remarkable love and life together during more than 50 years of marriage.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Spy films.; Hall, Theodore A. (Theodore Alvin), 1925-; Manhattan Project (U.S.); Spies; World War, 1939-1945; Espionage; Nuclear weapons;
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Beverly Hills spy / by Drabkin, Ronald,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index."In the spirit of Ben Macintyre's greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland -- a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars -- who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Rutland, Frederick, 1887-1949.; British; British; Espionage, Japanese; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.; Spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The predicament / by Boyd, William,1952-author.;
"From the internationally bestselling author, a thrilling novel starring the travel writer turned reluctant spy Gabriel Dax, a masterful tale of loyalty, obsession, and spy craft. 1963, Guatemala. The country is in turmoil, and the CIA is not pleased that a charismatic, left-wing ex-priest and trade union leader is poised to win the upcoming presidential election. Amid this uncertainty, Gabriel Dax arrives on orders from his MI6 handler Faith Green, who has tasked him with assessing the situation undercover while posing as a reporter. Upon arrival, Gabriel grows increasingly suspicious that the genial local CIA agent, Frank Sartorius, is more untrustworthy than he appears. Soon, a political assassination with suspicions of Mafia involvement leads to riots, and Dax escapes back to Europe and his normal life. But when Green compels him to investigate shady characters in West Berlin ahead of the arrival of the magnetic young President Kennedy, it becomes clear that an even greater danger is afoot. A gripping novel of politics and spy craft with dramatic twists and turns, The Predicament shows Boyd to be one of our most masterful contemporary storytellers"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Great Britain. MI6; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Cold War; Cold War; Espionage; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Spies; Travel writers;
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The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare / by Lisle, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William 'Wild Bill' Donovan, the head of the OSS, walked in the door. 'You know you're Sherlock Holmes, of course,' Donovan said as an introduction. 'Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff-I think you're it.' Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Lovell, Stanley P.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Office of Strategic Services; United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Development Branch; Project MKULTRA.; Espionage, American; Intelligence service;
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The tourists / by Reich, Christopher,1961-author.;
From the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn comes a heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light. Retired special agent Mac Dekker travels to Paris to propose to Ava Attal, once Mossad's deadliest operative. After too long, life is good. But before he can propose, Ava leaves the table to take an urgent call. And never returns.Mac launches a frantic search, spiraling through the city's brightest and darkest places. People are lying, agents are dying, and he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of CIA shadows and enigmatic assassins while battling a wealthy, ruthless prince planning a truly terrifying act of violence. With only hours to find Ava and save thousands of lives, Mac's CIA training kicks in, along with his instincts: Is Ava truly missing, or did she come to Paris on a mission even more secretive than his own?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Assassins; Espionage; Man-woman relationships; Missing persons; Retirees; Secrecy; Women intelligence officers;
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D-Day girls : the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II / by Rose, Sarah,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Odette, 1912-1995.; Borrel, Andréé, 1919-1944.; Baissac, Lise de, 1905-2004.; World War, 1939-1945; Women spies; Women spies; Espionage, British; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Madame Fourcade's secret war : the daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler / by Olson, Lynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine, 1909-1989.; World War, 1939-1945; Spies; Women spies; Spies; Women spies; Espionage, British; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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