The Great Courses - Espionage and Covert Operations - Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius

Category: Education

Narrator: Ph.D.

Tags: Education, History, Documentary

Hidden deep within the daily workings of governments and civilizations is a secret world of mystery, danger, and intrigue. A world where deception is a form of art. Where people are never who they say they are. Where the tiniest observation has the power to save an empire or spark a global war., Welcome to the world of the spya world that most of us associate with popular fiction and film but the true story of which is more fascinating, surprising, and important than you could possibly imagine., For thousands of years, espionage and covert operations have been powerful but shadowy forces. Much of world history has been shaped by the dramatic exploits of men, women, and organizations devoted to the perilous tasks and undercover missions that are part of a spys life. Consider that covert operations have played critical roles in, epic conflicts such as the Trojan War, the Crusades, World War II, and the War on Terror; political upheavals such as the American, French, and Russian revolutio