Spy Wars

Inspired by a true story and featuring the last “resistance girl from the Swiss finishing school”, ‘The London Spymaker’ weaves together espionage, betrayal, and passion against the backdrop of World War II, delivering a gripping tale of resilience and secrets. London, 1942 Meet Anna Adams, the stoical spymistress of Baker Street Headquarters, as she navigates the web of secrecy, love, and duty. It is her job to recruit the female secret agents that will be sent behind enemy lines in France. While concealing her identity and origins, Anna’s world takes an unexpected turn when the ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF RATCATCHER AND OMEGA DOG ***** "Masterful nonstop actioner... superb, intelligent and filled with energy." - O. Barnack, Amazon reviewer ***** "...Knocks the ball right over the deepest part of the left field fence... an old-fashioned page turner filled with chills, thrills and suspense..." - William Wallace, Goodreads reviewer ***** "What a fantastic read!" - Leevora, Amazon reviewer ***** "Awesome book... This is one book you don't want to miss out on!" - Adam Stairs, Amazon reviewer ***** "Excellent spy novel... If you love Tom Clancy and Ludlum, I think you'll really ...

“I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read espionage novels. It is full of action and so immersive that you’ll feel like a spy yourself! The writer hasn’t tried to glorify anything, and that makes the story seem real. The book is smartly written, and the story moves at a fast pace. My rating for The Spy, the Renegade, the Rogue is 4 out of 4 stars. It is not your usual spy stuff. It goes deeper than general conspiracy theories and provides a critique of the political influence on intelligence agencies.” OnlineBookClub.org Official Review BUCKLE UP. De Casares Takes ...

An EMP, short for electromagnetic pulse, constitutes one of the most destructive forces the world has ever seen. When weaponized, it could destroy the electrical grid and return modern society to the Dark Ages. Scientists have warned about it, but politicians have ignored it. What’s worse, terrorists intent on destroying the civilized world have craved it. And now they have it. After Iranian terrorists successfully detonate an EMP device in Yemen, those in charge of protecting America are forced to face the very real possibility that terrorists will bring their weapon of mass destruction ...

It's 1943 and the world is at war. On the European front, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill have already picked a date for Allied soldiers to storm Normandy's beaches and take the battle to Germany. But the Germans may have new weapons to stop the invasion dead in its tracks. British Intelligence learned four years earlier that the Germans were developing rockets to be used for warfare but could not corroborate the information. Then, information from Polish Resistance and Royal Air Force reconnaissance photos revealed similar information. Finally, recorded conversations between ...

The Battle of the Atlantic is at its peak. Packs of German U-boats are hunting and sinking U.S. supply ships. Ships are burning at their moorings in U.S. ports, and a series of explosions has afflicted trains and train stations around the country - is it all accidental or is it sabotage? As World War II heats up, "Wild Bill" Donovan's agents - answerable only to Donovan and the president - suddenly find themselves battling on two fronts at once.

Experience the lives and daring deeds of spies during World War I!

After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, US Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska’s Arctic frontier. This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice, but Flynn’s not the type to fade quietly into obscurity.... As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Are these rehearsals for a possible first strike, using Russia’s new long-range stealth cruise missiles?

The U.S. Navy was among the first responders on 9/11. Entrusted with the iconic Ground Zero flag, the Roosevelt battlegroup took to the seas searching out those responsible, and to bring justice to a nation in mourning. 1145 September 2001, the U.S.S. Leyte Gulf deployed within hours of the attack on the W.T.C. with orders to shoot down and destroy any "birds not squawking" over New York City. We were entrusted with the Ground Zero flag raised by the NYFD. We flew that flag with pride and determination from our mast on our important mission. After two days we were then redirected to the ...

Spies in the Sky: America’s Eyes Above the Iron Curtain (CIA Area 51 Chronicles – Book 9) By TD Barnes The Cold War’s secret satellites. The birth of space-based espionage. The technology that changed intelligence forever. In the tense years of the Cold War, traditional reconnaissance methods were no longer enough. The Soviet Union’s growing military power and nuclear advancements posed an unprecedented threat. The U.S. needed a way to gather intelligence from above—without risking pilots' lives. The answer lay in space. This book uncovers the classified history of America’s ...

Fact-packed WW2 history book for elementary/primary school children - a must read! Includes over 40 photographs, bringing the war to life! Did you know? Project Pigeon aimed to use trained pigeons to guide bombs to their targets! Did you know? “Mad Jack” Churchill charged into battle playing the bagpipes!Are you ready for an extraordinary journey through one of the most exciting and important chapters in history? Buckle up, because we're about to embark on an adventure through the thrilling twists and turns of WWII! Hold on tight because we're going to explore the pages of history like ...

After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem - no one knows if she can be trusted. But when six exchange students go missing, two airplane passengers trade places, and one political-asylum seeker is arrested, a deadly chain of events is set in motion.

INTRODUCTION Beyond Enkription is the first of six stand-alone fact based espionage novels which form The Burlington Files series written by Bill Fairclough. All the books are largely based on Bill’s actual experiences some of which are described in his biography included in TheBurlingtonFiles.org website. In real life he was one of Pemberton's People in MI6 who feature in TheBurlingtonFiles series: for more about this, before reading Beyond Enkription, do check out who's who at https://theburlingtonfiles.org/news_2022.10.31.php and https://theburlingtonfiles.org/news_2021.09.26.php. ...

Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little-known aspects of the Civil War: The stories of four courageous women - a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow - who were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol, Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private, witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

“Sean Miller - a rogue of the first water; a former Army sniper, he seems unable to stay out of a fight.” Sean Miller’s on his way back to fight in Spain when he’s diverted to Devon. To undertake a mission for renegade members of the German Secret Service, trying to stop the Nazis plunging the world into war. A secret agent lies dead in a moorland river and the one man who can keep the peace is an assassin’s target. As the hunter becomes the hunted in an epic chase, Miller encounters his greatest enemy in a dangerous game of death across the lonely hills of Dartmoor. A fast-paced ...

[In a previous John Rehurt adventure, "Agent Red", I described what could happen if the American President had become a Russian asset, allowing the KGB to control American policy. This story got me feedback from my US readership, so I thought it would only be fair to have a British-themed exploration.] In "Traitors At The Top," retired covert operative John Rehurt finds solace in the comfort of his armchair and an ancient biography, reflecting on the weight of history and his own life experiences. As he immerses himself in tales of valour and betrayal, the tranquillity of his apartment is ...

A thriller book set in London, England, during the tumultuous pre-World War I period. As the world teeters on the brink of war, the summer of 1914 in London is anything but peaceful for disillusioned expat Richard Caitlin. His monotonous life is shattered when a desperate stranger appears on his doorstep, thrusting him into a deadly conspiracy involving a political assassination that could change the course of Europe forever. After the mysterious Franklin Merrit, a man harboring dark secrets and posing as a dead individual, reveals a plot to eliminate a key political figure, Caitlin's quiet...

France, March 1944. Virginia Hall wasn't like the other young society women back home in Baltimore - she never wanted the debutante ball or silk gloves. Instead, she traded a safe life for adventure in Europe, and when her beloved second home is thrust into the dark days of war, she leaps in headfirst. Once she's recruited as an Allied spy, subverting the Nazis becomes her calling. But even the most cunning agent can be bested, and in wartime trusting the wrong person can prove fatal.

Imagine the Civil War underway today. Up-to-the-minute dispatches in daily newspapers. Real time dialog on social media. Cable television broadcasting live pictures from the fighting. It’s easy to become accustomed to getting our daily news and information quickly – with the tap on an app! Not so during the war years in the 19th century.Newspapers were the mass media of the time. They played a dominant, and some might say, monopolistic, role in forming public opinion. Editors chose sides and their opinions were liberally extolled on their pages, whether it was in how a story was ...

The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina who stashed explosives in spare tires, tracked Japanese troop movements, and smuggled maps of fortifications across enemy lines. As the Battle of Manila raged, Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earned her the Medal of Freedom, but what made her a good spy was also destroying her: leprosy, which so horrified the Japanese they refused to search her.