Spy sites of Philadelphia : a guide to the region's secret history

"Through every era of American history, Philadelphia has been a battleground for espionage, where secrets are created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications. Some spies do their work and escape, while others are compromised, imprisoned, and--a few--executed....

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Main Authors: Melton, H. Keith 1944- (Author), Wallace, Robert (Retired intelligence officer) (Author)
Contributors: Schlesinger, Henry R., (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2021]
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Table of Contents:
  • Founding Fathers, Citizen Spies (1775
  • 1783)
  • From Edgar Allan Poe through the Civil War (1837
  • 1865)
  • Spies, Saboteurs, and Radicals of the First World War (1914 -1919)
  • Espionage, Propaganda, and Counterintelligence during the Rise of Fascism and the Second World War (1933 -1945)
  • The First Era of Soviet Espionage (1919 -1947)
  • A Cold War and Beyond (1948 to the present)
  • Appendix: Spy Sites Maps.