Contents

Contents : introduction; the need to know - dawn of treachery, medieval intrigue, east and west, secret words; great spy masters - queens of deception, treason and plot, spies for the revolution, death to all traitors; into the modern era - Belle Boyd’s war, king of sleuth hounds, assassination; world wide espionage - Mata Hari, traitors and heroes, thirty-nine steps to fame; the great agencies - all the president’s men, on her majesty’s secret service, behind the iron curtain, the art of spying; the ongoing story - red alert, Cuba, co-operation and competition; today’s world of spying, spies & traitors timeline; index;