Coffee Shops and Espionage
Café de Flore, 172 boulevard Saint-Germain (Paris, 6e). Photo: Celette. CC BY-SA 4.0. The habits and language of clandestinity can…
The US Military Liaison Mission: A Cold War Intelligence Legacy
Two USMLM personnel prepare for a tour in East Germany in 1964. Photo: US Department of Defense. The United States…
The Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance: Enhancing Global Security and Cooperation
Headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Mead, Maryland. Photo: National Security Agency. The Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence…
Bruce Dowding: The Aussie Hero of the French Resistance
An American officer and a French partisan in 1944. Photo: National Archives. “Throughout France, the Resistance had been of inestimable…
Operation JAWBREAKER: How the CIA Laid the Groundwork for the War on Terror
Northern Alliance troops under General Dostum’s command in Mazar-e Sharif, December 2001. Photo SSGT Cecilo Ricardo, US Air Force Terrorist…
The Westminster Munitions Unit: How Parliament Hid a Secret WW2 Weapons Factory
UK Parliament lit up for Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday, 2016. Photo Attribution: Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open…
Argo: The CIA’s Secret Mission to Rescue Six Americans in Iran
CIA technical specialists created a fake movie-production company to rescue six American diplomats in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Central Intelligence Agency.…
The Auxiliary Units: Britain’s Secret WW2 Resistance Fighters
Auxiliary Unit Operational Base reconstruction at Parham Airfield Museum, Suffolk. Photo: Galius Comelius. CC BY-SA 4.0. If you will not…
Green Berets’ Ultimate Test Robin Sage in North Carolina’s Woods
In the heart of North Carolina, every few months, a transformation occurs across its counties. It becomes the crucible for…
Project AZORIAN: The CIA’s Secret Mission to Raise a Soviet Submarine
USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer A wise man knows his limitations.’ And a bold one seizes opportunities.” ― Tom Clancy, The…