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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Candlewick Pr
Publication date
September 11, 2012
Pages
248
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763660666
ISBN-10
0763660663
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$9.99
Other format details
juvenile
Subjects
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From clothesline codes to surveillance satellites and cyber espionage, Paul B. Janeczko uncovers two centuriesâ worth of true spy stories in U.S. history.
Ever since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes such stories as that of Elizabeth Van Lew, an aristocrat whose hatred of slavery drove her to be one of the most successful spies in the Civil War; the "Choctaw code talkers," Native Americans who were instrumental in sending secret messages during World War I; the staggering engineering behind a Cold War tunnel into East Berlin to tap Soviet phones (only to be compromised by a Soviet mole); and many more famous and less-known examples. Colorful personalities, daring missions, the feats of the loyal, and the damage of traitors are interspersed with a look at the technological advances that continue to change the rules of gathering intelligence.
Ever since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes such stories as that of Elizabeth Van Lew, an aristocrat whose hatred of slavery drove her to be one of the most successful spies in the Civil War; the "Choctaw code talkers," Native Americans who were instrumental in sending secret messages during World War I; the staggering engineering behind a Cold War tunnel into East Berlin to tap Soviet phones (only to be compromised by a Soviet mole); and many more famous and less-known examples. Colorful personalities, daring missions, the feats of the loyal, and the damage of traitors are interspersed with a look at the technological advances that continue to change the rules of gathering intelligence.
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Reprint edition from Candlewick Pr (September 11, 2012)
9780763660666 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.55 lbs | List price $9.99
About: From clothesline codes to surveillance satellites and cyber espionage, Paul B.
About: From clothesline codes to surveillance satellites and cyber espionage, Paul B.
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