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The Spy Who Led an Army to its Doom With Fake Newspapers and Letters
In 1805, a spy tricked an Austrian general to lead an army of 72,000 men out of a strongly fortified city that it might have held indefinitely, and into the open field.…
Ancient History
WWII’s French Serial Killer Doctor and Other Forgotten Monsters From History
History has no shortage of homicidal psychopaths and other deadly types who derived pleasure from the pain of others. It…
American History
The Ace of Spies and Other Significant Espionage Figures
Throughout history, spies have aroused mixed emotions, from dread and loathing on one end of the spectrum to admiration and…
American History
25 Photographs of the History of the FBI, Part 2: World War I, Espionage, and the Red Scare
The Bureau of Investigation started with mostly white-collar and civil rights cases such as land fraud, banking fraud, copyright violations,…
Cold War
Joseph Stalin’s Cult Of Personality
Joseph Stalin’s rise to prominence began soon after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Although it was under the leadership of Lenin that…