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Espionage Through History From Polk To OSS
A survey traces spying from early American presidents to modern agencies, noting secrecy in foreign spending under Polk and Washington, OSS origins, and historic figures like Franklin, Napoleon, and Machiavelli, plus references to biblical and ancient sources. It also mentions teachers at Mount Airy High School forming department chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
James K. Polk
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
CIA
Polk
Congress
George Washington
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Pearl Harbor
OSS
CSA
Medicans
John Andre
Nathan * ‘S
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Talleyrand
Woodrow Wilson
Judas
Jesus
Samson
Delilah
Machiavelli
Prince
India
Kautilya
Mashiaveli
Napoleon
Karl Schulmeister
Ulm
J. B. Bury
Mount Airy
Mount Airy High School
Sykesville
South Carroll
Chester G. Elder
Mt Airy
Margaret Miller
Robert Beck
Fred Baker
Basil Eavey
David van Gosen
Imenta