Spies: Behind Enemy Lines

Spies: Behind Enemy Lines — page 1 — TOO COI 10 o 0 0 1 oT OTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DD SPIES Behind Enemy Lines SPIES AND SPYING he world of the secret agent can seem glamorous parachuting behind enemy lines or grabbing secrets In reality however spying is a tough business Spies trust no one and could be revealed at any time WHY DO IT People become spies for many reasons Some betray their country for cash Others are blackmailed into handing over secrets A few spy just for excitement Of course they all need to be able to keep a secret In movies spies get into fights all the time In real life agents avoid attention They try not to use secret gadgets and weapons Charm is a more useful tool for getting information out of people S THERE IS Nos VARIED SKILLS Spies need to be patient It can take many years in a job before they get their hands on important documents They also need guts Spies who get caught are often tortured by their enemies Today's spies are trained to resist torture Recruits are deprived of food water and sleep and are often bombarded with questions to test their ability to come up with decoy answers a mes SiOS do CHRIST

Spies: Behind Enemy Lines — page 2 — HHH WHITTYeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeei a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spies and Spying o James Bond is one idea of a spy but the reality is less glamorous and dramatic UBSTITUTE JAMOLEDON Massa Anot a RING MORNIE WILSON BARBARA OLSU won Top A spy uses a telephoto lens for secret surveillance Middle False fingerprints help agents get through identity checks Bottom Computers are full of secrets if you know how to hack into them As 95

Spies: Behind Enemy Lines — page 3 — CO10 0 0 1 LOTTO THODITIOOD MORE OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S 0 0 o 0 0 o o o 0 o o o o DD SPIES Behind Enemy Lines A MASTER OF DISGUISE n the 1750s King Louis of France sent Chevalier d Eon on a secret mission to Russia He decided it would be best if he disguised himself as a woman Lia de Beaumont For almost 50 years d Eon kept people guessing about his identity THE PERFECT SPY Born in 1728 d Eon grew up with a gift for languages a remarkable memory and a skill for fencing He came to the notice of the French king Louis XV when he attended a fancy dress ball dressed as a woman The king thought that a woman would make a perfect spy D Eon looked the part with narrow shoulders and a small build O D Eon fenced against the Prince of Wales while wearing women's clothes GOING UNDERCOVER Louis sent d Eon to the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia Relations between the two countries were tense D Eon met the empress in private and handed over a letter from Louis containing a secret agreement As a result friendly relations between France and Russia were soon

Spies: Behind Enemy Lines — page 4 — OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ec e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 laster of Disguise a People were fascinated by the idea of men dressing as women D Eon became a celebrity MAN OR WOMAN In 1762 Louis sent d Eon to London The king wanted to make an alliance with England but also to see if it was possible for the French to invade But then d Eon disobeyed an order to return home He began to claim that he really was a woman hoping that would protect him from being killed by the king's agents Soon the whole of London was guessing whether he was a man or a woman The truth only came out when he died in 1810 at the age of 81 A TOP SECRET Spies disguise themselves in many ways Padding changes your body shape Stooping makes you look older Props such as hats scarves and glasses can be used to cover up In the 1960s and 1970s Antonio Mendez chief of disguise for the CIA used rubber cement scissors and make up to transform U S secret

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