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W. E. B. Griffin Zero option / by Kirsanow, Peter N.,author.; Griffin, W. E. B.,creator.;
"Dick Canidy races to stop an assassin from disrupting a vital conference that will shape the course of World War II in the latest electrifying entry in W.E.B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling Men at War series"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Office of Strategic Services; Teheran Conference (1943 : Tehran, Iran); Assassins; Spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Lost son : an American family trapped inside the FBI's secret wars / by Forrest, Brett,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-364) and index."When Billy Reilly vanished, his parents embarked on a desperate search for answers. Was their son's disappearance connected to his mysterious work for the FBI, or was it a personal quest gone wrong? Only when Wall Street Journal reporter Brett Forrest embarks on his own investigation does a picture emerge: of the FBI's exploitation of US citizens through a secretive intelligence program, a young man's lust for adventure within the world's conflicts, and the costs of a rising clash between Moscow and Washington"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Reilly, Billy.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.; Espionage, American; Espionage, American; Espionage, American.; Intelligence service;
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Left of boom : how a young CIA case officer penetrated the Taliban and al-Qaeda / by Laux, Douglas(Intelligence officer),author.; Pezzullo, Ralph,author.;
Subjects: Laux, Douglas (Intelligence officer); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Qaida (Organization); Taliban.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
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My travels with Mrs. Kennedy / by Hill, Clint,author.; McCubbin, Lisa,author.;
"Sparked by long-forgotten gifts and memorabilia discovered in an old trunk, the now ninety-year-old Hill reminisces about private moments, shared laughs, and crazy adventures with one of the world's most iconic women during her time as First Lady and the excruciating year following the assassination of her husband. After all, he notes that "when you travel with someone ... you experience things that can't be fully appreciated by anyone who wasn't there""--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994; Hill, Clint; United States. Secret Service; Presidents' spouses;
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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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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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Olympus has fallen [videorecording] / by Bassett, Angela.; Benedikt, Katrin.; Butler, Gerard,1969-; Cathell, Ed.; Eckhart, Aaron.; Freeman, Morgan.; Fuqua, Antoine.; Gill, Mark.; Rothenberger, Creighton.; Millennium Films.; Nu Image (Firm); Videoville Showtime.;
Music, Trevor Morris ; cinematography, Conrad W. Hall ; editor, John Refoua.Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Aaron Eckhart, Ashley Judd, Robert Forster, Dylan McDermott, Cole Hauser, Gerard Butler, Melissa Leo.When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: Olympus), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes to respond, they must rely on Banning's insider knowledge to save the president and prevent an even greater catastrophe.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, Region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) aspect ratio.
Subjects: White House (Washington D.C.); Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Kidnapping; Presidents; Presidents; Secret service; Terrorism; Terrorists;
© c2013., Millennium Films ; Distributed by Videoville Showtime,
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Official secrets [videorecording] / by Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Goode, Matthew,1978-actor.; Hood, Gavin,film director.; Kelly, Katherine,1979-actor.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Ifans, Rhys,1967-actor.; Buring, MyAnna,1984-actor.; Varma, Indira,actor.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,film distributor.;
Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Katherine Kelly, Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Myanna Buring, Tamsin Greig, Jeremy Northam, Conleth Hill, Adam Bakri.The incredible true story of the spy who defied her government to stop a war. In 2003, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun received a memo with a shocking directive: collect blackmail worthy information on UN council members to force the vote for the invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world rush into war. Gun makes the decision to leak the memo to the press, igniting an international firestorm that would expose a vast political conspiracy and put Gun in harm's way.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Political films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Gun, Katharine; Women intelligence officers; Intelligence service; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Intelligence service; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Wiretapping;
For private home use only.
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The glass house, or when the moon's too thin for stories / by Rotenberg, David(David Charles);
Decker Roberts was born with a gift: he always knows when you re telling the truth. Over time, however, that gift has become a burden. Struggling to find his way, Decker has retreated into isolation in Namibia. But when Decker s estranged son, Seth, is kidnapped, it sets in motion a chain of events as unstoppable as it is mysterious. Seth is the key to everyone s plans. His inherited "gifts" are more powerful than his father s, and there are some who will do anything to control them. Yslan Hicks of the NSA desperately needs to find Seth and Decker, but when both trails run cold, Yslan has to turn to Decker s old friends for help in locating father and son. Soon they find themselves confronting an ancient conspiracy as they are inescapably drawn towards a conclusion that will change both themselves and the world around them. But what is the end of the road for some may be only the beginning for others.
Subjects: Canadian fiction.; Psychological thrillers.; Psychological thrillers, Canadian.; Roberts, Decker (Fictitious character); Conspiracies; Fathers and sons; Kidnapping; Psychic ability; Secret service; Threat (Psychology); Truth;
© 2014., Touchstone,
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Book and dagger : how scholars and librarians became the unlikely spies of World War II / by Graham, Elyse,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the US found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today's CIA, was quickly formed -- and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly, literature professors, librarians, and historians were training to perform undercover operations and investigative work -- and these surprising spies would go on to profoundly shape both the course of the war and our cultural institutions with their efforts. In Book and Dagger, Elyse Graham draws on personal histories, diaries, and declassified OSS files to tell the story of a small but connected group of humanities scholars turned unlikely spies. Among them are Joseph Curtiss, a literature professor who hunted down German spies and turned them into double agents; Sherman Kent, a smart-mouthed history professor who rose to become the head of analysis for all of Europe and Africa; and Adele Kibre, an archivist who was sent to Stockholm to secretly acquire documents for the OSS. These unforgettable characters would ultimately help lay the foundations of modern intelligence and transform American higher education when they returned after the war. Thrillingly paced and rigorously researched, Book and Dagger is an inspiring and gripping true story about a group of academics who helped beat the Nazis -- a tale that reveals the indelible power of humanities to change the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Curtiss, Joseph T., 1901-1992.; Kent, Sherman.; Kibre, Adele.; United States. Office of Strategic Services; College teachers; Espionage, American; Librarians; Spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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