Espionage and secret services

In todays fast-paced age of high stress and instant gratification, the answers to most ailments come in pill form.

Moura Budberg: spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century's greatest writers, the Russian aristocrat Baroness Moura Budberg was born in 1892 to indulgence, pleasure and selfishness.

When it comes to espionage and spying, what often springs to one's mind is a well-groomed English Oxford graduate with a penchant for overly-specific alcoholic beverages and womanising.

The explosive memoir from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus, I Spy takes you on a non-stop, adenalin-fuelled ride as he hunts down those who would do our country harm.

'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity.

The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines.

While battalions hunkered down in the mud of western France, anti-aircraft guns took aim at zeppelins floating over the capital, and Atlantic convoys tried desperately to evade German U-boats, another, more secret battle was underway.

One of the last major untold stories of the war, this is the first-hand account of a conscientious objector born into a famous artistic family who, after the death of his brother on active service, decides to fight the Nazis and joins SOE.

In the bleakest years of the Second World War when it appeared that nothing could slow the advance of the German army, Hitler set his sights on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the ideal staging ground for domination of the Middle East.

A major work of investigation, Gideon's Spies: Mossad's Secret Warriors reveals the extent of the Israeli intelligence service's involvement in an astonishing range of world events.

WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED?

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR OF SPY-WRITING LEGEND JOHN LE CARR *NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV MOTION PICTURE*'As recognizable a writer as Dickens or Austen' Financial TimesFrom his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War to a career as a writer, John le Carr has lived a unique life.

ONE OF THE GREATEST SPY STORIES OF ALL TIME Nothing can stop an enemy from picking wireless messages out of the free air - and nothing did.

If you love the Strikeback series, pre-order the thrilling new book, Red Strike, now.

Following the success of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and increased 'spy fever', Traitor: British Double Agents covers in detail all the spies known to have acted against Britain from the 1930s to the 1980s.

For decades, a great number of Americans saw Alger Hiss as an innocent victim of McCarthyism--a distinguished diplomat railroaded by an ambitious Richard Nixon.

For decades, a great number of Americans saw Alger Hiss as an innocent victim of McCarthyism--a distinguished diplomat railroaded by an ambitious Richard Nixon.

Explores all aspects of the most talked about secret society in the world, from its most famous members to its infamous history.

On 7 December 2006, in a Highgate Cemetery drenched with London rain, a Russian was buried within a stone's throw of the grave of Karl Marx.

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER'As fast paced as a thriller' Fred Burton, Stratfor Talks' Pen and Sword Podcast'Jacobsen here presents a tour de force exploring the CIA's paramilitary activities.

The Kennedy IncidentNovember 22, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the greatest crime ever committed in this great nation, the assassination of John F.

An iconic event in modern Irish history is, for the first time, narrated in directly human terms.

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A high-octane account by a decorated major in the British Army of his high-level dealings with the Bosnian Serb leadership, of his running a 'Schindler's List' operation in Sarajevo, and of his extraordinary subsequent arrest by Ministry of Defence police on suspicion of betraying secrets to the Serbs.

Los Huerfanos takes its readers on a frantic journey, with rest stops in Baku, Azerbaijan; Tehran, Iran; Reynosa, Mexico; Cuchara, Colorado; deep south Texas, and a remote village at the base of Shirkuh mountain in eastern Iran.

Mystery crime was solved at the end of one human life.

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, American citizens within the United States constantly worry about security against future terrorist attacks.

Criminal Psychotronics Weapons The evidences were captured on pictures to prove the force that was used on my face, ears, head, brain and my body, my organs, invaded my subconscious.

Right now elements of the Unelected Shadow Government are actively attempting to overthrow President Donald J.

This is a journey into one, who is a gifted son of light.

On 14 June 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte fought his first battle as French head of state at Marengo in northern Italy.

Revolutionaries, despots and tyrants - over 40 of the most totalitarian leaders in the world.

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case like no other .

The computer was born to spy, and now computers are transforming espionage.

An ancient bomber conceals a devastating secret - a stunning Covert-One thriller from the master storyteller.

Who are the world's best soldiers?

First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.

Ron Evans was probably the most notorious Soviet spy of British nationality working out of Scandinavia in the post-War era.

A covert agent's memoir of three perilous missions in Nazi-occupied Paris, told with "e;unconditional honesty"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

The Entity relates to the special Vatican Secret Service agency that was founded in 1566.

A top-rate novel of drugs, love and treachery from an author at the height of his powers.

From the bestselling author of 'Fighter Boys', the true story of two ruthless adversaries and a wartime killing that shook the modern world.

A scandalous story of money, drugs, fast cars, high politics, lowly crime, hundreds of beautiful woman and one man, Porfirio Rubirosa from the celebrated author of RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL.

An in-depth look at the decades-long effort to escalate hostilities with Russia and what it portends for the future.

The first biography of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatcher's leadership campaign and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the palace of Westminster by the INLA.

The shocking true story of a brutal kidnapping high in the mountains of Kashmir that marked the beginning of modern terrorism.

When Anthony Blunt died in 1983, he was a man about whom almost anything could be - and was - said.