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Wartime Spies
By. Bjorn Lervick
• Espionage is the act of spying. Espionage is older than
war. Prehistoric people most likely spied on their
neighbors for hunting ideas. Espionage can be spying on
a country, person or organization. Many governments
use spies to get information for their military. This is
especially important during war.
Intelligence
organizations like the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency),
KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) and MI6
(Military Intelligence, Section 6) rely on secret agents for
vital information.
Introduction
• A spy is someone who tries to get top secret information
from other spy organizations and countries. Spying
began thousands of years ago when countries where at
war. When spies are caught they are usually executed.
Spies often know many languages. They have to be loyal
to their country and not lie. A mole is a spy who tries to
infiltrate into other countries intelligence agencies. A
mole is also called a sleeper agent or a penetration agent.
What is a spy?
Spies have operated in almost every war. It is crucial to
learn enemies secrets for success. A great example of this
was during WWII at the Battle of Midway. The U.S. was
able to break the Japanese military code and destroy their
fleet. Although spying is dangerous it is also very
important. Although many people over look it, there are
some female spies too, like Virginia Hall. Another famous
male spy is Moe Berg, who was a baseball spy. When his
team traveled to Japan for an All-Star game, he went on top
of a hospital and spied on the military. Spies have lots of
intelligence and creativity.
Wartime spies
• Some spies have interesting gadgets. Spy gadgets are
used to track people, and sometimes they are secret
weapons. One of the best places to see spy gadgets in
real life is the International Spy Museum in Washington,
D.C. An example of a gadget is a grenade. The
Americans were more used to throwing a baseball, so
they made a round grenade instead of a pineapple shaped
one. Spy gadgets brought spying to the next level.
Spy gadgets
• Camera: An instrument used to take pictures or videos.
• Espionage: The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by
governments to obtain political and military information.
• Gadget: A small mechanical device or tool.
• Mole: Someone within an organization who anonymously betrays
confidential information.
• CIA: A US Federal Agency responsible for coordinating
government intelligence activities.
• KGB: the state security police (1954–91) of the former Soviet
Union.
• MI6: (in the UK) the governmental agency responsible for dealing
with matters of internal security and counter-intelligence overseas
• FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• Counter-Intelligence: activities designed to prevent spying, by an
enemy.
Glossary
• Aldrich Ames. Brittanica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.
http://www.britannica.com/Ebchecked/topic/20439/Aldric-Ames.
• Cambridge Five. Wikipedia. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Five
• King, Bart. The Big Book of Spy Stuff. Gibbs Smith, 2011.
• Klaus Fuchs. Wikipedia. Web. 25 Jan. 2013. http://en.wikipediea
.org/wiki/Klaus_Fuchs.
• Moe Berg. Wikipedia. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Berg.
• O`Shei, Tim. Spy Basics. Edge Books: Mankato, MN, 2008.
• Platt, Richard. Eyewitness Spy. DK Publishing: NY, NY, 2009
• Stewart, James. Spies and Traitors. Smart Apple Media: N. Mankato, MN, 2008
Bibliography
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1. Where is the international spy museum?
Washington D.C.
• 2. What does CIA stand for?
Central intelligence agency
• 3. What is a mole?
A sleeper agent or a penetration agent.
• 4. What is a spy gadget?
A small device or tool to track people.
• 5. What sport did Moe Berg play?
Baseball.
• 6. What does espionage mean?
The act of spying.
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