Sidney Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly Sidney Reilly was the most extraordinary man I ever met.” — Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart Sidney George Reilly, MC was a British spy who worked for the British…
Mata Hari: The Truth Behind the Legend
Mata Hari Everything is an illusion.” — Mata Hari. The name Mata Hari has become synonymous with the seductive female spy who uses her charms to obtain secrets from the…
The OSS: America’s WW2 Spy Agency
General William J. Donovan reviews OSS Operational Group members in Bethesda, Maryland, prior to their departure for China in 1945. Photo: Office of Strategic Services Society. We face an enemy…
T. E. Lawrence: The Man Behind the Legend
T. E. Lawrence Thomas Edward (T. E.) Lawrence CB DSO was a British scholar, writer and military leader who played a key role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman…
The Special Operations Executive: A Secret History of WW2
SOE and OSS Jedburghs in front of B-24 prior to departure just before night at Area T, Harrington Airdrome, England, c. 1944. Photo: Office of Strategic Services. During the Second…
Three Days of the Condor (1975) movie review
Three Days of the Condor is a gripping and suspenseful political thriller directed by Sydney Pollack, released in 1975. The film is based on the novel “Six Days of the…
The Package (1989) Movie Review and Summary
Last week I decided to check out a film I’d never seen before and I settled on a movie filmed in 1989 titled The Package. The Package is a cold-war…
Rolling Thunder (1977): A Gritty Tale of Revenge and Redemption
Rolling Thunder is a 1977 action-drama film directed by John Flynn. The movie stars William Devane as Major Charles Rane, a Vietnam War veteran who returns home after being held…
Sorcerer (1977) – A Gripping Tale of Desperation and Survival. RIP William Friedkin
I still recall watching this movie when I was a child. I was glued to the television, and though I haven’t seen it since its debut on the tv I…
Tunnel Rats: The Vietnam War’s Underground Grunts
During the Vietnam War, one of the most perilous and harrowing roles a soldier could undertake was that of a ‘Tunnel Rat.’ These brave individuals were tasked with infiltrating the…