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Book Review: The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll
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Book Review: The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll

Man of la BookJune 12, 2025

The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll is still a gripping and engrossing book, decades later, Mr. writing on computer security issues which are still relevant today

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Book Review: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis
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Book Review: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis

Man of la BookJuly 19, 2022

Agent Josephine is a mini-biography about Josephine Baker. The book is mainly concerned with the star’s career as a secret agent

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Book Review: Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate
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Book Review: Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2021

An interesting piece of the Cold War, an espionage/cautionary tale of what happens when grey people living in a grey world start believing their own lies

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Book Review: From Warsaw with Love by John Pomfret
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Book Review: From Warsaw with Love by John Pomfret

Man of la BookNovember 24, 2021

The book describes the long relationship between Polish & US intelligence agencies. Poland has been trying to come out from under the heavy hand of the Russians

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Book Review: Codebreaker Girls: A Secret Life at Bletchley Park by Jan Slimming
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Book Review: Codebreaker Girls: A Secret Life at Bletchley Park by Jan Slimming

Man of la BookMarch 31, 2021

Codebreaker Girls: A Secret Life at Bletchley Park is a non-fiction account of the life of Daisy Lawrence, who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II.

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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose

Man of la BookMay 22, 2019

D-Day Girls The Spies Who Armed the Resistance Sabotaged the Nazis and Helped Win World War II -historical accounts of women spies, tied into a single narrative

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Book Review: Operation Columba – The Secret Pigeon Service by Gordon Corera
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Book Review: Operation Columba – The Secret Pigeon Service by Gordon Corera

Man of la BookOctober 31, 2018

I never thought I’d enjoy a book about pigeons. A thrilling book about an oddball corner of history including brave citizens, and creative intelligence officers

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Book Review: Argo by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio
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Book Review: Argo by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio

Man of la BookMarch 26, 2015

Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History tells the of the story of the Iranian hostage rescue, the audaciousity of it all

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