Uncovering Alias
Uncovering Alias

Author: Nikki Stafford

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1550226533

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Annotation Double agents, international terrorist rings, family relationships, and forbidden love are among the themes discussed in this companion guide to Alias , ABC's fast-paced drama series about the life of CIA operative Sydney Bristow. An extensive episode guide and explanation of the complex storylines offers a comprehensive perspective on the series' first three seasons. A map of Rambaldi artifacts uncovered, locations that Sydney visited, profiles of the James Bondlike gadgets used, and a discussion of continuity errors make this roll call of favorite and unknown facts about Alias essential for devotees and new fans of the drama.

Hitler's Secret Army
Hitler's Secret Army

Author: Tim Tate

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1643131729

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This dramatic exposé of Allied subterfuge and betrayal uncovers the treachery of undercover fascists and American Nazi spy rings during the height of World War II. Between 1939 and 1945, more than seventy Allied men and women were convicted—mostly in secret trials—of working to help Nazi Germany win the war. In the same period, hundreds of British Fascists were also interned without trial on specific and detailed evidence that they were spying for, or working on behalf of, Germany. Collectively, these men and women were part of a little-known Fifth Column: traitors who committed crimes including espionage, sabotage, communicating with enemy intelligence agents and attempting to cause disaffection amongst Allied troops. Hundreds of official files, released piecemeal and in remarkably haphazard fashion in the years between 2002 and 2017, reveal the truth about the Allied men and women who formed these spy rings. Several were part of international espionage rings based in the United States. If these men and women were, for the most part, lone wolves or members of small networks, others were much more dangerous. In 1940, during some of the darkest days of the war, two well-connected British Nazi sympathizers planned overlapping conspiracies to bring about a “fascist revolution.” These plots were foiled by Allied spymasters through radical—and often contentious—methods of investigation.

A Secret Life
A Secret Life

Author: Laura Peyton Roberts

Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers

Published: 2003-05-30

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0375890319

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It’s Sydney Bristow’s first mission–in Paris. Her first alias. Her first real enemy. Her first real crush. And her first big mistake. There are a lot of firsts for Sydney. But no second chances.

Recruited
Recruited

Author: Lynn Mason

Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers

Published: 2003-05-30

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0375890343

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Terror-filled eyes. Lungs choked with water. A pounding heartbeat. For Sydney Bristow, it’s a typical day in her not-so-typical after-school job–she’s an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA. Or so she thinks. This prequel is the first in a new series based on the smash ABC show Alias–it’s Sydney’s life before she discovers she’s working for the bad guys, juxtaposing normal college life against her fabulous exploits as a working spy.

Free Fall
Free Fall

Author: Christa Roberts

Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers

Published: 2004-01-13

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 0375890483

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Based on the hit TV series, an original novel about a co-ed spy who kicks serious bad-guy butt! Sydney has finally made a friend she can open up to—a fellow agent from SD-2. Stephanie is sweet and caring and knows exactly how it feels to lie to the people you love. But friends don’t ask friends to help kill their boyfriends. Or do they? Suddenly nothing is what it seems. And everyone is in the same boat. Until someone gets pushed out.

The Pursuit
The Pursuit

Author: Elizabeth Skurnick

Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers

Published: 2003-09-09

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0375890408

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Michael Vaughn’s father left him a legacy: A calling to a world filled with necessary lies. Dangerous exploits. And the chance to make a difference. Michael is ready to be an agent for the CIA. To do whatever it takes to honor his father’s memory. But serving his country will exact a toll higher than he can imagine. His life will change forever. And so it begins.

The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11 (Declassified Edition)
The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11 (Declassified Edition)

Author: Ali Soufan

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 0393540731

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The definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time. Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America’s battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan’s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the war—and led to hard questions being asked of our leaders. When The Black Banners was published in 2011, significant portions of the text were redacted. After subsequent review by the Central Intelligence Agency, those redactions have been lifted. Their removal corrects the record on how vital intelligence was obtained from al-Qaeda suspects and brings forth important new details on the controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques (torture) to extract information from terror suspects. For many years, proponents of the use of these techniques have argued that they produced actionable intelligence in the war on terror. This edition of The Black Banners explodes this myth; it shows Soufan at work using guile and intelligent questioning—not force or violence—to extract some of the most important confessions in the war, and it vividly recounts the failures of the government’s torture program. Drawing on Soufan’s experiences as a lead operative for the FBI and declassified government records, The Black Banners (Declassified) documents the intelligence failures that lead to the tragic attacks on New York and Washington, DC, and subsequently how torture derailed the fight against al-Qaeda. With this edition, eighteen years on from the first sanctioned enhanced interrogation technique, the public can finally read the complete story of what happened in their name after the events of 9/11. The Black Banners (Declassified) includes a new foreword from Ali Soufan that addresses the significance of the CIA’s decision to lift the redactions.

Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors
Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors

Author: Jennifer K. Stuller

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-01-30

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0857732080

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From "Wonder Woman" to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. In her new book, Stuller shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boy's club barrier of tradition and reveals the pivotal role of high-heeled crime fighters in popular culture.Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a comprehensive, engaging and thought-provoking guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. The book also includes a glossary of modern mythic women, from Aeon to Zoe, as well as a foreword by acclaimed cultural commentator Roz Kaveney, author of "Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films" (published by I.B. Tauris, April 2008).