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secret agent nurse: for king and country

…Though his one fact-finding sortie behind enemy lines was a failure that ended in his capture and hanging, Nathan Hale remains America’s favorite spy, largely because of the words he is said to have uttered just before dying: “I only … Continue reading

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the secret agent: what hannah adams started

The secret agent as a culture hero. What historic forces underlie what really is a sinister trend? How and where did it start? Historically, the mystique of the secret agent has grown out of more than two centuries of revolutionary … Continue reading

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secret agent: battle of brooklyn

…Though his one fact-finding sortie behind enemy lines was a failure that ended in his capture and hanging, Nathan Hale remains America’s favorite spy, largely because of the words he is said to have uttered just before dying: “I only … Continue reading

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