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El. knyga: Top Secret Files: The Cold War, Secrets, Special Missions, and Hidden Facts About the CIA, KGB, and MI6 [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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Poison dart umbrellas, lipstick pistols and cyanide guns were all used by spies of the Soviet KGB, American CIA and British MI6, but you won't learn that in your history books! Learn true stories of the Cold War and how spies used listening devices planted in live cats and wristwatch cameras. Then make your own secret codes and practice sending messages. It's all part of the true stories from The Cold War, a latest installment in the fascinating Top Secret Files of History series.

Presents a history of the Cold War, highlighting notable spies of the era and the tools they used.

Poison dart umbrellas, lipstick pistols, and cyanide guns were all a part of the arsenal of tools used by spies of the Soviet KGB, American CIA, and British MI6, but you won't learn that in your history books! Learn the true stories of the Cold War and how spies used listening devices planted in live cats and wristwatch cameras. Discover how East Germans tried to ride zip lines to freedom, while the Cambridge Four infiltrated Britain and master spy catchers like Charles Elwell were celebrated. Then make your own secret codes and practice sending shoe messages. It's all part of the true stories from theTop Secret Files: The Cold War. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden...

SECRETS
First Lightning
2(4)
Venona
6(3)
They Built a Wall
9(4)
Spy Training: Venona-Style Codes
13(2)
Spy Training: Rocket Launch
15(3)
SPIES
The Cambridge Spies
18(4)
Clever Girl
22(2)
Spy Disaster
24(5)
The Scholar Spy
29(4)
Grandma Was a Spy
33(3)
The Spy Who Skied
36(4)
The Magician Spy
40(4)
Animal Agents
44(3)
Spy Training: Shi Team Race
47(2)
Spy Training: Parachute Men
49(3)
SPECIAL MISSIONS
Tunnels to Freedom
52(4)
Operation Blue Peacock
56(2)
Last Train to Freedom
58(3)
Project Iceworm
61(3)
The Race for Space
64(5)
Operation Ivy Bells
69(2)
The Canadian Caper
71(5)
Girrmann Escape Group
76(10)
Spy Training: Carrot Submarine
81(2)
Spy Training: Glaciers Move
83(3)
SECRET WEAPONS
Gadgets and Gizmos
86(3)
Spy in the Sky
89(2)
Take Shelter
91(4)
The Thing
95(3)
Space Needles
98(3)
UFOs
101(8)
Spy Training: Flying Saucer 101
105(2)
Spy Training: Your Own UFO
107(2)
Bibliography 109(8)
About The Author 117
Stephanie Bearce is a writer, teacher, and science nerd. She likes teaching kids how to blow up toothpaste and dissect worms. She also loves collecting rocks and keeps a huge collection of fossilized bones in her basement. When she is not exploding experiments in her kitchen or researching strange science facts in the library, Stephanie likes to explore catacombs and museums with her husband, Darrell.