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Espionage in the ancient world : an annotated bibliography of books and articles in Western languages / R. M. Sheldon ; foreword by Thomas-Durrell Young.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sheldon, R. M., 1948- author.
Contributor:
Young, Thomas-Durrell, writer of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Intelligence service--History--To 1500--Bibliography.
Intelligence service.
Espionage--History--To 1500--Bibliography.
Espionage.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (245 p.)
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003.
Summary:
""Splendid...excellent indexes...a wealth of information...recommended""--Booklist; ""well researched, organized and indexed...an excellent work...highly recommended""--Choice; ""very valuable""--The NYMAS Review; ""delightful...impressive...highly informative""--Reference & User Services Quarterly; ""essential""--CIA Website; ""very valuable""--www.strategypage.com; ""immensely useful""--Military History; ""comprehensive...worthwhile""--Cryptologia. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive guide to the literature of ancient intelligence. The entries present books and periodical article
Contents:
Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword ; Preface ; Introduction ; Glossary ; Espionage-General; Road Building, Communications, Tradecraft; The Ancient Near East ; Mesopotamia and Palestine ; Egypt; Assyria and Babylonia ; Persia; Greece ; General; The Skytale ; Tachygraphy ; The Spartan Krypteia ; Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age; The Roman Republic General ; General; Tironian Notes ; The Roman Empire ; General; Signalling; The Byzantine Empire ; General; Greek Fire ; Medieval World ; General; Dubthach Cipher & the Bamberg Cryptogram; Oghams ; Bacon Cipher; Runes
The Voynich Manuscript The Islamic World ; General; Yezidis ; Russia, China, India, Africa ; Russia; China and Southeast Asia ; India; Africa; An Unsolved Cryptogram: The Sator Rebus ; Index
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4766-1099-1
OCLC:
945873266

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