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Spycraft : Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akkerman, Nadine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Espionage, British--Great Britain--History--16th century.
- Espionage, British.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies--from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- A NOTE ON DATES, SOURCES AND CURRENCIES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Map
- PRELUDE: THE SKELETON KEY
- 1 FRAUD &
- FORGERY
- 2 CIPHERS &
- CODES
- 3 DISGUISE &
- DISTRACTION
- 4 INKS &
- INVISIBILITY
- 5 STILETTOS &
- STORYTELLING
- CODE THE BLACK CHAMBER
- LESSONS: THE SCHOOL OF SPYCRAFT
- ENDNOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEXES
- INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES
- INDEX OCCULTUS
- INDEX RERUM.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-27710-5
- OCLC:
- 1432601206
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