The Real James Bond: An Unsung Hero of World War II
Sean Connery as James Bond during filming of “Diamonds are Forever” in Amsterdam, 31 July 1971. Dutch National Archives / CC BY-SA 3.0 NL DEED. Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind…
American Espionage: A Historical Overview of Intelligence Collection
Aerial view of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, Langley, Virginia. There is nothing more necessary than good intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, and nothing requires greater pains to obtain.”…
OSS Training at Catoctin Mountain: America’s First School for Spies
Camp Greentop, Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland. Photo taken on 26 August 2016. Credit: Acroterion / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. In a global and totalitarian war, intelligence must be global and…
Operation Carpetbagger: Secret Mission to Aid the Resistance in WW2 Europe
OSS Jedburghs in front of B-24 just before night takeoff. Area T, Harrington Airdrome, England, circa 1944. Credit: Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. During…
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: Chapter 13 – The Use of Spies and its Relevance to Modern Espionage
Statue of Sun Tzu in Yurihama, Tottori, in Japan. Credit: 663highland / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED. Cropped. Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy,…
Apache Warriors: The Special Forces of the Old West
Geronimo (Goyaałé), a Chiricahua Apache warrior, kneeling with rifle in1887. I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” — Geronimo The Apache…
Sterling Hayden: Sailor, Actor, Author & Spy
Sterling Hayden in “The Killing” (1956) — trailer screenshot (United Artists). Sterling Walter Hayden, born on March 26, 1916, was a man of many talents. He was an accomplished American…
Rum, James Bond and the Royal Navy
James Bond 007 Jamaican Rum by Blackwell Rum. Limited edition release of Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum, that was launched in partnership with the 007 movie franchise to celebrate Bond’s links…
Alan Pinkerton: Private Detective and Civil War Spy
Alan Pinkerton on horseback on the Antietam Battlefield in 1862. Alexander Gardner – U.S, Library of Congress. Alan Pinkerton was a Scottish-American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National…
Major General “Wild Bill” Donovan: Spymaster of the OSS
William “Wild Bill” Donovan. William Joseph Donovan, known as “Wild Bill,” was born on 1 January 1883, in Buffalo, New York1. He graduated from Columbia Law School and joined the…