Have you Ever Wondered What it's Like to be a Spy? Your Mission: Penetrate the inner circle of the secret world of espionage for an insider's look at the tools, techniques, weapons, codes, dangerous missions, greatest escapes, secret identities, dossiers, documents and assassinations that make up the world's second oldest profession. Gather Intelligence on: * Biographies of the world's most ingenious and most notorious spies including Mata Hari, Richard Sorge, Juan Pujol, Oleg Penkovsky, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Kim Philby and Aldrich Ames. Plus profiles of celebrity spies such as Sir Richard Burton, Marlene Dietrich, Julia Child and Moe Berg. * Codes, ciphers and sending secret messages from invisible writing to transposition and substitution ciphers. Plus the fascinating history behind the Navajo code talkers of the second World War and the famous German cipher machine, Enigma. * Famous operations: Overlord, Bletchley Park, the Zimmermann Telegram. Stunning failures: Pearl Harbor, Nordpol, Bay of Pigs. * Trade tools and techniques such as watch cameras, ring guns and explosive canteens, as well as how to create the perfect disguise and pull off the perfect cover story.