Spying in America : espionage from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the Cold War
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- ISBN: 9781589019263 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1589019261 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
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xiii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, c2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The peril of disbelief -- The Revolutionary War. Espionage and the Revolutionary War ; The first spy: Benjamin Church ; The undetected spy: Edward Bancroft ; The treasonous spy: Benedict Arnold. -- The Civil War. Espionage and the Civil War ; Allan Pinkerton and Union counterintelligence ; The chameleon spy: Timothy Webster ; The spy in the Union capital: Rose Greenhow ; The counterspy as tyrant: Lafayette Baker ; The Confederacy's reverend spy: Thomas Conrad ; Union espionage. -- Espionage During the World Wars, 1914-45. Espionage before World War I ; Prelude to war: Germany's first spy network ; U.S. counterespionage and World War I ; Spy hysteria between the world wars ; German espionage in World War II ; The spy in U.S. industry: the Norden bombsight ; The double agent: William Sebold ; German intelligence failures in World War II ; The spy in the State Department: Tyler Kent ; Japanese espionage in World War II. -- The Golden Age of Soviet Espionage: the 1930s and 1940s. The origins of Cold War espionage ; America's counterespionage weapon: Venona ; The Golden Age exposed: Igor Gouzenko ; The "Red Spy Queen" : Elizabeth Bentley ; Spy versus spy: Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss ; The spy in the Treasury: Harry Dexter White ; The spy in the White House: Lauchlin Currie ; The spy in U.S. counterespionage: Judith Coplon. -- The Atomic Bomb Spies: Prelude to the Cold War. The atomic bomb spies ; The executed spies: The Rosenbergs ; The atomic bomb spy who got away: Theodore Hall ; The spy from the cornfields: George Koval. -- Espionage in the Cold War and Beyond. |
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Spying in America : Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War
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Spying in America : Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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List of Illustrations | p. ix | |
Preface | p. xi | |
List of Abbreviations | p. xiii | |
Introduction: The Peril, of Disbelief | p. 1 | |
Part 1 | The Revolutionary War | p. 13 |
1 | Espionage and the Revolutionary War | p. 15 |
2 | The First Spy: Benjamin Church | p. 21 |
3 | The Undetected Spy: Edward Bancroft | p. 29 |
4 | The Treasonous Spy: Benedict Arnold | p. 39 |
Part 2 | The Civil War | p. 61 |
5 | Espionage and the Civil War | p. 63 |
6 | Allan Pinkerton and Union Counterintelligence | p. 71 |
7 | The Chameleon Spy: Timothy Webster | p. 77 |
8 | The Spy in the Union Capital: Rose Greenhow | p. 81 |
9 | The Counterspy as Tyrant: Lafayette Baker | p. 87 |
10 | The Confederacy's Reverend Spy: Thomas Conrad | p. 93 |
11 | Union Espionage | p. 99 |
Part 3 | Espionage During the World Wars, 1914-45 | p. 107 |
12 | Espionage before World War | p. 109 |
13 | Prelude to War: Germany's First Spy Network | p. 113 |
14 | US Counterespionage and World War | p. 119 |
15 | Spy Hysteria between the World Wars | p. 123 |
16 | German Espionage in World War II | p. 127 |
17 | The Spy in US Industry: The Norden Bombsight | p. 133 |
18 | The Double Agent: William Sebold | p. 137 |
19 | German Intelligence Failures in World War II | p. 143 |
20 | The Spy in the State Department: Tyler Kent | p. 149 |
21 | Japanese Espionage in World War II | p. 155 |
Part 4 | The Golden Age of Soviet Espionage- The 1930S and 1940S | p. 163 |
22 | The Origins of Cold War Espionage | p. 165 |
23 | America's Counterespionage Weapon: Venona | p. 173 |
24 | The Golden Age Exposed: Igor Gouzenko | p. 181 |
25 | The "Red Spy Queen": Elizabeth Bentley | p. 185 |
26 | Spy versus Spy: Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss | p. 193 |
27 | The Spy in the Treasury: Harry Dexter White | p. 201 |
28 | The Spy in the White House: Lauchlin Currie | p. 207 |
29 | The Spy in US Counterespionage: Judith Coplon | p. 211 |
Part 5 | The Atomic Bomb Spies: Prelude to the Cold War | p. 219 |
30 | The Atomic Bomb Spies | p. 221 |
31 | The Executed Spies: The Rosenbergs | p. 227 |
32 | The Atomic Bomb Spy Who Got Away: Theodore Hall | p. 243 |
33 | The Spy from the Cornfields: George Koval | p. 253 |
Conclusion: Espionage in the Cold War And Beyond | p. 265 | |
Notes | p. 275 | |
Bibliography | p. 293 | |
About the Author | p. 303 | |
Index | p. 305 | |
Illustrations | ||
Lauchlin Currie | p. 209 |