# spies
Spies Who Paved the Way for Allied Victory in World War II
Spies played a key role in securing victory for the Allies in World War II. From the spy who saved key Allied leaders from assassination, to clandestine operatives inserted into France before…
Absurd Cold War Stories That Just Don’t Make Sense
Cold War tensions brought humanity to the brink of extinction more than once. For decades, two superpowers with enough nuclear…
These Well-Known People Were also Spies or Intelligence Agents
The best spies remain unknown. Numerous agents worked as spies for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, though the…
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…
10 Operations of the Office of Strategic Services during World War Two
William J. Donovan, the head of the US government office known as the Coordinator of Information, was attending a professional…
10 Unsolved Mysteries of the American Revolutionary War
Nearly two and a half centuries after the American Revolution came to an end there are still unanswered questions surrounding…
8 Soviet Union Spies Stationed in the United States Who Did Serious Damage
When most Americans think of Soviet spying in the United States their thoughts turn to the Cold War. This ignores…
8 Attempts of Sabotage that Tried to Change the World As We Know It
The word sabotage has been apocryphally linked to the act of throwing wooden shoes – known as sabots – into…
Spy Games: The Origin Stories of 8 of the World’s Elite Spy Agencies
Ranking the world’s intelligence agencies is difficult at best. Secrecy is the cornerstone of any intelligence service, which makes evaluating…
The Day Nazis Invaded the Hamptons in New York
On June 13, 1942, all the attention of the United States was focused on the war overseas. As the war…