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• The Faithful Spy

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

  Hendrix, John, 1976-

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  Interweaves handwritten text and art to tell the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who made the ultimate sacrifice to free the German people from the rule of Adolf Hitler.

• Church of Spies

  the Pope's Secret War Against Hitler

  Riebling, Mark

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  Pius ran the world's largest church, smallest state, and oldest spy service. Saintly but secretive, he skimmed from church charities to pay covert couriers, and surreptitiously tape-recorded his meetings with top Nazis. When he learned of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spies, Lies, and Citizenship

  the Hunt for Nazi Criminals

  Barbier, Mary

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  In the 1970s news broke that former Nazis had escaped prosecution and were living the good life in the United States. Outrage swept the nation, and the public outcry put extreme pressure on the U.S. government to investigate these claims and to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman All Spies Fear

  Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

  Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-

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  An inspiring true story, perfect for fans of Hidden Figures, about an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions.

• Spies of No Country

  Behind Enemy Lines at the Birth of the Israeli Secret Service

  Friedman, Matti, 1977-

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  In his third non-fiction book, Matti Friedman introduces us to four unknown young men who are caught up in the fraught events surrounding the birth of Israel in 1948 and drawn into secret lives, becoming the nucleus of Israel's intelligence service.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Right Fight

  Lynch, Chris, 1962-

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  When the draft board calls on the eve of World War II, Roman leaves behind a career in minor-league baseball to join the army, and finds himself driving a tank in the North African campaign.

• World War II Spies

  Price, Sean

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  Describes the activities of famous spies of World War II.

• D-Day Girls

  the Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

  Rose, Sarah, 1974-

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  The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher.

• MacArthur's Spies

  the Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II

  Eisner, Peter

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  The true story of three intrepid people who successfully eluded the Japanese in Manila for more than two years, sabotaging enemy efforts and preparing the way for MacArthur's return. One was a debonair polo-playing expatriate businessman who was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spies in the Congo

  America's Atomic Mission in World War II

  Williams, A. Susan

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  In the 1940s, the brightest minds of the United States and Nazi Germany raced to West Africa with a single mission: to secure the essential ingredient of the atomic bomb -- and to make sure nobody saw them doing it

• Spies in the Sky

  the Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence During World War II

  Downing, Taylor

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  SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Lion's Mouth

  the True Story of Dusko Popov : World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-life Inspiration for James Bond

  Loftis, Larry

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  James Bond has nothing on Dusko Popov. A triple agent for the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6 and the FBI during World War II, Popov seduced numerous women, spoke five languages and was a crack shot, all while maintaining his cover as a Yugoslavian diplomat.…Read moreRead more of this annotation