Murder, Intrigue, and Conspiracy: Stories from the Cold War and Beyond (Spycraft 101)

Murder, Intrigue, and Conspiracy collects together eleven separate true incidents stretching across more than a century of geopolitics, where the shadowy world defined by espionage, covert action, and diplomacy by other means briefly surfaced. When operations spun out of control and could no longer be covered up, or when brave men and women refused to stay silent any longer, no matter the cost.From a serial killer who used the chaos of World War II to obscure his crimes to a former soldier turned hitman paid to kill a foreign dissident, these are some of the most astounding true stories that have largely been lost to history.This edition features nearly one hundred photographs which bring these events to vivid life. Read more