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The second oldest profession. Part 1 : a world history of espionage / Jeffrey Burds.

Burds, Jeffrey. (Author). Recorded Books, LLC. (Added Author).

Summary:

Professor Jeffrey Burds delves into the history of espionage, opening with espionage activity in the ancient world and the Roman Empire and continuing with the American Revolution, Age of Napoleon, and the American Civil War. Throughout this discussion, it becomes evident that spying is not only a never-ending source of fascination but also a major contributor to world history and the development of nations.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440772559
ISBN: 144077255X
Physical Description: 8 audio discs (approximately 8 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2011]
Copyright: ℗2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Compact discs. Includes PDF course guide on disc 8. "14 lectures"--Container.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (guide)
Formatted Contents Note:	Lecture 1. A "wilderness of mirrors" -- Lecture 2. Espionage among the ancients -- Lecture 3. The Roman Empire -- Lecture 4. Spies of the Vatican -- Lecture 5. Espionage in the time of the Religious Wars -- Lecture 6. The Gunpowder Plot, 1605 -- Lecture 7. The age of discovery -- Lecture 8. Spies in the American Revolution : domestic operations -- Lecture 9. Spies in the American Revolution : foreign operations -- Lecture 10. Spies and the French Revolution -- Lecture 11. Spies in the Age of Napoleon -- Lecture 12. The American Civil War : foreign operations -- Lecture 13. The American Civil War : domestic operations -- Lecture 14. The great game : the Russian-British confrontation in central Asia.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Jeffrey Burds.