Spycraft: Tricks And Tools Of The Dangerous Trade From Elizabeth I To Restoration Pete Langman Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Fascinating Exploration Of The Devious Tricks And Ingenious Tools Used By Early Modern Spies—From Ciphers To Counterfeiting Invisible Inks Assassination Europe Was Hotbed Espionage Where Spies Spy-Catchers Conspirators Pitted Their Wits Against Each Other In Deadly Games Hide Seek Theirs Dangerous Trade—Only Those Who Mastered Latest Techniques Would Survive This Engaging Accessible Account Nadine Akkerman Pete Langman Explore Methods Actually Period Including Disguises Even Poisons Drawing On Vast Array Archival Sources They Show How Understanding Allows Us Re-Imagine Well-Known Stories Such As Babington Gunpowder Plots Exposing Murky World Demonstrate Technological Innovations Petty Criminals Secretaries Hitherto Actors Shaped Fate Some History’s Most Iconic Figures Spycraft Explains Sought Protect Own Secrets While Enemies Showing Reader Follow Footsteps Σελίδες: 368 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0905 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm