Espionage
The Forgotten French Scientist Who Courted Thomas Jefferson—and Got Pulled Into Scandal
A decade before Lewis and Clark, André Michaux wanted to explore the American continent. Spying for France gave him that chance
African Europeans, Jewish Commandos of WWII and Other New Books to Read
These May releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
The True Story Behind 'The Courier'
A new spy thriller draws on the fascinating life—and whopping lies—of one of the U.K.'s most famous intelligence agents
How a Cuban Spy Sabotaged New York's Thriving, Illicit Slave Trade
Emilio Sanchez and the British government fought the lucrative business as American authorities looked the other way
The Once-Classified Tale of Juanita Moody: The Woman Who Helped Avert a Nuclear War
America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative whose story can at last be told
The True History Behind 'Judas and the Black Messiah'
Shaka King's upcoming film dramatizes Black Panther leader Fred Hampton's betrayal by an FBI informant
How Codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman Broke Up a Nazi Spy Ring
A new PBS documentary traces her extraordinary life, from her Quaker upbringing to her career as the U.S.' first female cryptanalyst
Divers Discover Nazi Enigma Machine Thrown Into the Baltic Sea During WWII
German forces used the device—likely cast into the water to avoid falling into Allied hands—to encode military messages
You Could Own a Lipstick Gun, a Poison-Tipped Umbrella and Other KGB Spy Tools
Next February, Julien's Auctions will sell some 3,000 items from the shuttered KGB Espionage Museum's collection
The Unsuccessful WWII Plot to Fight the Japanese With Radioactive Foxes
An outlandish idea codenamed ‘Operation Fantasia’ aimed to demoralize the Axis power by mimicking legendary spirits
How a Spy Known as the ‘Limping Lady’ Helped the Allies Win WWII
A new biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against the Nazis
London Will Install Six New Plaques Commemorating Women's History
The move is part of an ongoing effort to correct gender imbalances in the city's 150-year-old "blue plaque" initiative
During the Cold War, the CIA Secretly Plucked a Soviet Submarine From the Ocean Floor Using a Giant Claw
The International Spy Museum details the audacious plan that involved a reclusive billionaire, a 618-foot-long ship, and a great deal of stealth
The Incomplete History Told by New York's K.G.B. Museum
Designed to be apolitical, the attraction offers whiz-bang tech without the agency's brutal past
The Women Code Breakers Who Unmasked Soviet Spies
At the height of the Cold War, America’s most secretive counterespionage effort set out to crack unbreakable ciphers
How to Cipher Like a Soviet
See if you can figure out how the American code-breakers unraveled the complexities of the Russian codebook
A Brief History of Surveillance in America
With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, historian Brian Hochman takes us back to the early days of eavesdropping
Why Don't We See Fireflies in the Western U.S.?
You asked, we answered
How to Calculate the Danger of a Toxic Chemical to the Public
The risk of any toxin depends on the dose, how it spreads, and how it enters the body
Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat
One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
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