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Creator: Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 2018-2022 (TV Series, 4 seasons, 8 episodes each season)
After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
James P. Bevill | Schiffer Military History | 28 June 2026
This is the story that the CIA does not want you to read.
Beginning in 1950, a small cadre of American intelligence officers arrived in Saigon under diplomatic cover to assess the Viet Minh, Chinese Communists, French, and Nationalist political groups in an effort to check the spread of communism amid the crumbling French colonial empire. Paul Springer was the CIA's first chief of station in Saigon. CIA involvement during the French-Indochina War has never been covered in depth, largely because Springer's name and mission remained classified for decades. More than 60 years later, his family had to take the agency to court for the release of his personnel file.
Springer’s assignment was followed by Ed Lansdale's Saigon Military Mission in 1954, tasked with stabilizing South Vietnam following the Geneva Accords, which partitioned the country at the 17th parallel. Author James P. Bevill seamlessly weaves together their stories, along with eye-opening details of a secret CIA black ops site on Saipan, the rise and fall of Ngo Dinh Diem, and how three North Vietnamese double agents infiltrated the highest levels of the government of South Vietnam. The study demonstrates how espionage, covert action, and political ambition intertwined during a violent war for national liberation in Vietnam.
Captivating History | Captivating History | 19 November 2025
The Secret War: Unsung Heroines of WWII
World War II wasn't just fought on the battlefield. It was also a secret war waged in the shadows. Here, a hidden network of extraordinary women risked everything to outwit the enemy. They were spies, saboteurs, and codebreakers who defied both the Nazis and the societal expectations of their time.
For decades, their stories of courage and sacrifice were left untold. This book finally brings their incredible contributions to life, revealing how they shaped the course of history at immense personal risk.
Inside, you'll discover the stories of:
This is a powerful tribute to the women who stood against tyranny with nothing but their intelligence, courage, and determination. Their resilience and sacrifices saved countless lives and continue to inspire us today.
Jon R. Lindsay | Cornell University Press | 15 October 2025
At the heart of cybersecurity lies a paradox: Cooperation makes conflict possible. In Age of Deception, Jon R. Lindsay shows that widespread trust in cyberspace enables espionage and subversion. While such acts of secret statecraft have long been part of global politics, digital systems have dramatically expanded their scope and scale. Yet success in secret statecraft hinges less on sophisticated technology than on political context.
To make sense of this, Lindsay offers a general theory of intelligence performance―the analogue to military performance in battle―that explains why spies and hackers alike depend on clandestine organizations and vulnerable institutions. Through cases spanning codebreaking at Bletchley Park during WWII to the weaponization of pagers by Israel in 2024, he traces both continuity and change in secret statecraft. Along the way, he explains why popular assumptions about cyber warfare are profoundly misleading. Offense does not simply dominate defense, for example, because the same digital complexity that expands opportunities for deception also creates potential for self-deception and counterdeception.
Provocative and persuasive, Age of Deception offers crucial insights into the future of secret statecraft in cyberspace and beyond.