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Camp X / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
In 1943, two boys accidentally discover Canada's top-secret spy camp and find themselves enlisted in the fight against the Axis."Ages 8 to 12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Great Britain. Special Operations Executive. Special Training School 103 (Whitby, Ont.); World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2013, c2002., Penguin Canada,
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Double cross [sound recording] / by Macintyre, Ben,1963-; Lee, John.;
Read by John Lee.Traces the sophisticated D-Day operation through which extraordinary spies deceived the Nazis about the location of the Allied attack, profiling the successful Double Cross System and the remarkable individuals who used the program to save thousands of lives.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Deception (Military science); Espionage; Spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© p2012., Random House Audio,
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A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII / by Purnell, Sonia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her." This spy was Virginia Hall, a young American woman--rejected from the foreign service because of her gender and her prosthetic leg--who talked her way into the spy organization dubbed Churchill's "ministry of ungentlemanly warfare," and, before the United States had even entered the war, became the first woman to deploy to occupied France. Virginia Hall was one of the greatest spies in American history, yet her story remains untold. Just as she did in Clementine, Sonia Purnell uncovers the captivating story of a powerful, influential, yet shockingly overlooked heroine of the Second World War. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network ofspies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate.She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces tosabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. Told with Purnell's signature insight and novelistic panache, A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982.; Women spies; Spies; Intelligence officers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington / by Meltzer, Brad,author.; Mensch, Josh,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-399) and index."In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington--and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA"--
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799; United States. Continental Army. Commander-in-Chief's Guard.; Attempted assassination; Treason;
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The Mademoiselle Alliance : a novel / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
"In this stunning work of historical fiction, the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan brings to life the true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, who led one of the largest and most effective resistance networks in France during World War II"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine, 1909-1989; Intelligence officers; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat / by Milton, Giles,author.; Milton, Giles.Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had spent the 1930s inventing futuristic caravans. Now, his talents were put to more devious use: he built the dirty bomb used to assassinate Hitler's favorite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing, hired to train the guerrillas being parachuted behind enemy lines. Led by dapper Scotsman Colin Gubbins, these men--along with three others--formed a secret inner circle that, aided by a group of formidable ladies, single-handedly changed the course Second World War: a cohort hand-picked by Winston Churchill, whom he called his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Gubbins, Colin, Sir, 1896-1976.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence officers; Espionage, British; Sabotage; Guerrilla warfare;
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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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Red sparrow [videorecording] / by Haythe, Justin,1973-screenwriter.; Matthews, Jason,1951-Red Sparrow trilogy.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.; Lawrence, Francis,film director.; Lawrence, Jennifer,1990-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts.Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, torture, sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; National security; National security; Spies; Moles (Spies); Man-woman relationships; Women spies; Sex in espionage; Espionage;
For private home use only.
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Red sparrow [videorecording] / by Haythe, Justin,1973-screenwriter.; Matthews, Jason,1951-Red Sparrow trilogy.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.; Lawrence, Francis,film director.; Lawrence, Jennifer,1990-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts.Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, torture, sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; National security; National security; Spies; Moles (Spies); Man-woman relationships; Women spies; Sex in espionage; Espionage;
For private home use only.
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Anonymous male : a life among spies / by Whitcomb, Christopher,1959-author.;
"In September 2001, Christopher Whitcomb was the most visible FBI agent in the world. His best-selling memoir, Cold Zero, had led to novels, articles in GQ, and op-eds in the New York Times. He appeared on Imus in the Morning, Larry King, and Meet the Press; he was nominated for a Peabody reporting for CNBC. He played poker with Brad Pitt while contracting for the CIA. Then one day in 2006, without warning, Whitcomb packed a bag, flew into Somalia and dropped off the face of the earth. For 15 years, he waged a mercenary war on himself, traveling the world with aliases, cash, and guns. He built a private army in the jungles of Timor-Leste, working contracts for intelligence agencies, where he survived a coup d'état only to lose his friends, abandon his family, and give up on God. And though many stories might have ended there, Anonymous Male is a tale of redemption. While surfing the wilds of Indonesia, Whitcomb found himself trapped beneath a giant wave, where, at the edge of drowning, he came to terms with the chaos of his own clandestine life. He survived the wave to find his way home and rebuild the world that he had abandoned"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Whitcomb, Christopher, 1959-; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hostage Rescue Team; APAC Security (Firm); Intelligence officers; Private security services;
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