Autobiography of Aline, Countess of Romanones - 'an enthralling tale of intrigue and adventure among the glittering classes of Europe'. Sequel to 'The Spy Wore Red'. 319pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean interior. unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Bright, clean, unclipped and unmarked dustjacket. Weight, 633g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considera... View More...
Drawing on a wide range of sources, the "leading unofficial historian of British Intelligence" London Times has produced an account of that organization that is as entertaining as it is masterful. [GR].The first comprehensive scholarly study of the emergence of one of the world's major intelligence communities. 616 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Internally bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket show some little wear to the top edge as the DJ seems slightly too large. NB - Postal Rates shown ... View More...
Looks at the life and career of Olga Chekhova, the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov, who fled Russia for Berlin in 1920, achieved fame as an actress and a position in Germany's Nazi party, and may have been an agent for the Soviet NKVD. xvi, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. About 'as new'. Weight, 467g. View More...
The story of the first modern spymaster, England's Sir Francis Walsingham. xvii, 235 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. About 'as new'. Weight, 230g. View More...
The true history of Soviet subversion in Britain exposing 'an extraordinary trail of perfidy'. 'Spies, Lies, Buggery & Betrayal'. 1st printing, 8vo, 761pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in black cloth with unclipped dustjacket. Near mint copy, bright, tight and clean. Fine/Fine. Thick and heavy weighing 1.45kg. View More...
Subtitled, 'The Spy Game in the Middle East'. Includes the story of Soviet spy, Israel Beer, who rose to become an adviser to Ben Gurion in Israel. 243pp. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket shows spme edge wear and minor rubbing. Weight, 460g. View More...
An account of the work of DeForest in turning around the CIA's efforts at counterinsurgency in Vietnam in the late 1960's. 294pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket is similar with a little wear to bottom edge. View More...
Provides insights into Switzerland's wartime newsreels and cabaret society, while describing how the wartime generation prepared themselves for an attack from the start. Using documents from German military archives, this book reveals and the chilling rendition of attack plans, dissuaded in part by Switzerland's armed populace and Alpine defences. 353pp, photo illustrated, some colour. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 651g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United State... View More...
First, full story of the life of Kim Philby, the Briton who spied on and betrayed his own country to the Soviet Union. 291pp, photo illustrated. Bright and fresh copy with solid , tight binding. Small name on ffep. Price clip to dustjacket. View More...
Story of the little known 'plot' to overturn the democratically elected Labour Government of Sir Harold Wilson initiated by British, and then American, Intelligence Services. 271pp, photo illustrated. Clean, tight copy. Dustjacket has two small, closed margin tears. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50... View More...
The book recounts the author's failed effort to sabotage the Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow in 1918, by assassinating Lenin and instigating a coup. It became an International bestseller. First published in November of 1932. xi, 355pp, three illustrations. Previous owner's details to the ffep. Internally the pages are bright white and unmarked wit the exception of the front preliminaries which show some very light foxing. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the cloth. Spine is a little sun-darkened. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT g... View More...
The true story of Winnipeg born William Stephenson (known as 'Intrepid'), his career, and the secret World War II espionage organization, British Security Coordination, which he established in the heart of New York City. 429pp, illustrated, index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 799g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charge... View More...
From German conspiracies along Ontarios borders to monitoring mail between Canadian communists and Moscow an exploration of newly declassified documents. Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims. 158pp, illustrated. Bright, fresh and unmarked copy. Appears unused and ... View More...
Life of Margaretha Zelle Mac Leod - known as Mata Hari - a middle-class Dutch girl turned stage dancer and courtesan - later a spy during WWI. viii, 273 pages, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked., interior still quite fresh. Binding is tight and square and there is no wear tp the boards. Price-clipped dustjacket is very nearly similar. Weight, 634g. View More...
The book serves as a guide to the espionage world, this title looks at the challenges and priorities facing spies of our century. It includes insights into technology and tradecraft essential to espionage. 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacekt. 'As New'. Weight, 709g. View More...
Dutch edition of 'The Spycatcher Omnibus'. Dutch language edition. Undated. 399pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Slight browning to page edges. Owner's inscription to ffep. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacked weight 570g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. View More...
Story of an American in Russia charged with spying and imprisoned for 253 days. 263pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh copy - 'as new'. Weight, 490g. View More...
Story of the Sorge Spy Ring that transmitted secret information from Japan to Russia during World War II. 595pp, photo illustrated. Book is clean and bright with firm binding. Dustjacket is bright but has a little edge wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is $8.00 unless largher/heavier. Canadian postage varies... View More...
Best book published in Israel's intelligence community. 473pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unbmarked copy. Tight, square bindinhg, no creasing to spine. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 582g. View More...
The first comprehensive and balanced account of the most controversial and well-known espionage organization in the world, taking readers through the complex web of politics and personal ambition that led to such disasters as the brutal violence on the West Bank. 8 pages of photographs. "A Marc Jaffe book." xii, 473 pages, [9] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, white pages. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly similar. Weight, 911g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service,... View More...
