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Ortiz’s War: The Allies’ Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France by Nicholas Reynolds & Katie S. Sanders is a biography of Major Pete Ortiz, a Legionnaire, Marine, and OSS agent. Mr. Reynold is a retired Marine Colonel, and historian. Ms. Sanders […]
The Phantom: The Untold Story of the American Marine the Nazis Could Not Kill by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin is the story of Major Pierre “Pete” Ortiz, a World War II hero that makes all of Hollywood action heroes seem tame. […]
About: The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right by Tim Carpenter is a memoir concerning the case of Don Miller, an Indiana man who looted over 42,000 artifacts and nearly […]
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
Agent Josephine is a mini-biography about Josephine Baker. The book is mainly concerned with the star’s career as a secret agent
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
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
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.
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
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
