Books in Spies and Spying series

Describes the tools spies use in their work, discussing how they use such devices as cameras, night-vision goggles, bugs, codes, concealed weapons, and planes.

Describes the techniques, skills, training, technology, and weapons that spies use to do their job without getting caught.

Provides information on what it takes to become a spy.

Profiles some well-known spies who worked for Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and Japan.

Discusses how codes work and describes how they have been used throughout history to send secret information and how they have been broken.

Presents a brief overview of a number of methods and gadgets used by spies, from the earliest uses of codes and ciphers to high-tech methods made possible by computers.

Showcases the legendary figures from the early 1900s, including Mata Hari, Lawrence of Arabia, Marthe Richer, and Wilhelm Wassmuss.

Discusses what spies do and describes the lives and actions of famous spies, including Harriet Tubman, Mata Hari, and John Walker.

Describes major spying organizations around the world and discusses their techniques and past operations that they have engaged in.

Discusses the role of spies in wartime and describes the actions of wartime spies from the time of Hannibal to contemporary spies in the war on terror.