Peculiar Liaisons: In War, Espionage, And Terrorism Of The Twentieth Century

John S. Craig

Algora Publishing, 2005 - Political Science - 250 pages

Presenting famous and infamous individuals and events that have shaped the current Western civilization, this book illustrates how America has arrived at our present dilemma of a unique "war on terror."John Craig details the unusual and often profound con.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• 1 The Black Hand That Ignited World War I: 3
• 2 The Ace and Queen of World War I Spies: 41
• 3 Tactical Deception Lawrence of Arabia The Haversack Trick and Operation Mincemeat: 77
• 4 Strikes Against the Axis Powers: 111
• 5 The Dirge of the Black Orchestra: 135
• 6 The Dark Secrets of Nazi Intelligence: 169
• 7 The Assassination of JFK: 197
• Selected Bibliography: 243

Bibliographic information

• Title: Peculiar Liaisons: In War, Espionage, And Terrorism Of The Twentieth Century
• Author: John S. Craig
• Publisher: Algora Publishing, 2005
• ISBN: 0875863337, 9780875863337
• Length: 250 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; History / General; Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage; Political Science / Terrorism