Spies (Kingfisher Knowledge) - Hardcover

Gifford, Clive; Rimington, Dame Stella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753457776 ISBN 13: 9780753457771

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2004

Synopsis

Spies explores the undercover world of espionage, part of the intelligence-gathering operations of nations and global organizations. Learn more about the first spies, and find out what motivated these men and women to take such an unusual and often dangerous career path.

About this title

About the Author:

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of more than fifty books on the subjects of sports and soccer. His previous titles for Kingfisher include The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia, Soccer Skills, Summer Olympics, and Soccer. Stella Rimington was the first woman to become director-general of MI5. During her thirty-year career at MI5, she worked in all fields of the secret service--countersubversion, counterespionage, and counterterrorism.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-9–This slim book provides a history of the trade, includes memorable spy stories, and discusses the future of espionage. The facts come fast and furiously, interspersed with attractive color photographs. Each topic is dealt with on two to three pages, with a summary at the end of each chapter. Numerous, high-interest archival photos, film stills, cartoons, and pictures of equipment fill the pages. A glossary and abbreviations of organizations round out the presentation. An eye-catching introduction, best for browsers.–Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0753457776
• ISBN 13: 9780753457771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 63