secret service

Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Union, and to support abolition and women's rights, by serving as spies during the Civil War.

Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Confederacy and the Southern way of life by serving as spies during the Civil War.

As he awaits execution, American patriot and Revolutionary War army captain Nathan Hale recounts his spy mission, arrest by the British army, and trial and sentence.

Presents a brief biography on the life of American patriot and spy, Nathan Hale; and describes his childhood, education, and loyalty to the American cause.

Sarah Emma Edmonds recounts her experiences as a soldier during the Civil War and how, disguised as a man, she fought with the Second Michigan Infantry from the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 to the Kentucky Campaign of 1863.

A collection of original stories about men and women who served as spies for the Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War.

Contains stories of men and women who became spies for the Union or Confederacy including Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Boyd, and Rose O'Neal Greenhow.

Presents Belle Boyd's 1865 memoirs of her work as a Confederate spy during Federal occupations of the Shenandoah Valley, and includes an extensive introduction that examines Boyd's life and her navigation of gender politics.

Recounts the events surrounding the last battle of the Cold War and discusses how those events fueled the new jihad and led to the rise of militant Islam.