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    Key Figures in Espionage: The Good, the Bad, & the Booty: SPYCRAFT, #2
    Key Moments in Espionage: Spy Ships, Failures, & the Cold War Era: SPYCRAFT, #3
    Spycraft: Essentials: SPYCRAFT, #1
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    SPYCRAFT Series

    By Bayard and Holmes, Piper Bayard and Jay Holmes

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    About this series

    With the voice of forty-five years in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore crucial conflicts and the lives of astonishing individuals.

    • The former slave who graduated from West Point
    • The American who would be King of Mexico and Nicaragua
    • The wild and crazy founder of modern special operations
    • The man who taught the FBI to shoot
    • The brave pilots of the Battle of Britain
    • The rise and fall of Japanese militarism
    • The Ottomans vs. Vienna . . . twice
    • The Mexican/American War
    • The Scream Heard Round the World and the Battle of Manila
    • British drug pushers in China -- The Opium Wars
    • The Boer Wars and the British Concentration Camps
    • The battle of Verdun
    • An intelligence perspective on Benghazi
    • The Battle of Fallujah and the lessons we have yet to learn

    People who excite the imagination and battles that shaped the modern world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShoe Phone Press
    Release dateJun 5, 2018
    Key Figures in Espionage: The Good, the Bad, & the Booty: SPYCRAFT, #2
    Key Moments in Espionage: Spy Ships, Failures, & the Cold War Era: SPYCRAFT, #3
    Spycraft: Essentials: SPYCRAFT, #1

    Titles in the series (4)

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      Spycraft: Essentials: SPYCRAFT, #1
      Spycraft: Essentials: SPYCRAFT, #1

      Spycraft: Essentials: SPYCRAFT, #1

      Piper Bayard
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      What do the main intelligence agencies do and where do they operate? How do they recruit personnel? What are real life honey pots and sleeper agents? What about truth serums and enhanced interrogations? And what are the most common foibles of popular spy fiction? With the voice of over forty years of experience in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes answer these questions and share information on espionage history, firearms of spycraft, tradecraft techniques, and the personalities and personal challenges of the men and women behind the myths. Though crafted with advice and specific tips for writers, SPYCRAFT: Essentials is for anyone who wants to learn more about the inner workings of the Shadow World. "As a writer, I'm always looking for those books that open my eyes to the shadowy ways the world truly works. I found just such a resource in the insightful, well-researched, and oftentimes humorous book by Bayard and Holmes, SPYCRAFT: Essentials. For any author, this is the new bible for crafting stories of espionage. It's also perfect for anyone who wants to know the lengths nations will go to keep or steal secrets and the methods they will use to do so. This is a bombshell of a book." ~ James Rollins New York Times Bestselling Author of The Demon Crown "Bayard & Holmes have done readers and writers of the espionage genre a great service. This tome illuminates the 'inside baseball' terminology often used, providing valuable context to the reader. Importantly, they do not just focus on the CIA, but go broader and cover differences in other parts of the US Intelligence Community. From novices to experts, I suspect everyone will find something in this book that they did not know before." ~ Doug Patteson Film Technical Advisor and Former CIA Officer "Bayard and Holmes have done the unprecedented: crafted a fully informative, while wholly unclassified, overview on American spycraft with a special focus on preparing novelists for realistic scene writing. That said, this little treasure should not be limited to writers. Because it delivers solid, valuable information as a comprehensive primer on how the Intelligence Community really operates, SPYCRAFT: Essentials is a must-read for all involved Americans." ~ Rob DuBois Retired US Navy SEAL and NSA Collector "An instant classic. Detailed, insightful, and authentic, SPYCRAFT: Essentials for Writers is my go-to reference for all things espionage." ~ Grant Blackwood New York Times Bestselling Author of the Briggs Tanner Series "An essential addition to every thriller writer's library. If you want to know how the Intelligence Community really works, read SPYCRAFT: Essentials and you'll get it right every time. Piper Bayard and Jay Holmes know their stuff!" ~Diane Capri Award Winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Hunt for Jack Reacher series.

      What do the main intelligence agencies do and where do they operate? How do they recruit personnel? What are real life honey pots and sleeper agents? What about truth serums and enhanced interrogations? And what are the most common foibles of popular spy fiction? With the voice of over forty years of experience in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes answer these questions and share information on espionage history, firearms of spycraft, tradecraft techniques, and the personalities and personal challenges of the men and women behind the myths. Though crafted with advice and specific tips for writers, SPYCRAFT: Essentials is for anyone who wants to learn more about the inner workings of the Shadow World. "As a writer, I'm always looking for those books that open my eyes to the shadowy ways the world truly works. I found just such a resource in the insightful, well-researched, and oftentimes humorous book by Bayard and Holmes, SPYCRAFT: Essentials. For any author, this is the new bible for crafting stories of espionage. It's also perfect for anyone who wants to know the lengths nations will go to keep or steal secrets and the methods they will use to do so. This is a bombshell of a book." ~ James Rollins New York Times Bestselling Author of The Demon Crown "Bayard & Holmes have done readers and writers of the espionage genre a great service. This tome illuminates the 'inside baseball' terminology often used, providing valuable context to the reader. Importantly, they do not just focus on the CIA, but go broader and cover differences in other parts of the US Intelligence Community. From novices to experts, I suspect everyone will find something in this book that they did not know before." ~ Doug Patteson Film Technical Advisor and Former CIA Officer "Bayard and Holmes have done the unprecedented: crafted a fully informative, while wholly unclassified, overview on American spycraft with a special focus on preparing novelists for realistic scene writing. That said, this little treasure should not be limited to writers. Because it delivers solid, valuable information as a comprehensive primer on how the Intelligence Community really operates, SPYCRAFT: Essentials is a must-read for all involved Americans." ~ Rob DuBois Retired US Navy SEAL and NSA Collector "An instant classic. Detailed, insightful, and authentic, SPYCRAFT: Essentials for Writers is my go-to reference for all things espionage." ~ Grant Blackwood New York Times Bestselling Author of the Briggs Tanner Series "An essential addition to every thriller writer's library. If you want to know how the Intelligence Community really works, read SPYCRAFT: Essentials and you'll get it right every time. Piper Bayard and Jay Holmes know their stuff!" ~Diane Capri Award Winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Hunt for Jack Reacher series.

    • 2

      Key Figures in Espionage: The Good, the Bad, & the Booty: SPYCRAFT, #2
      Key Figures in Espionage: The Good, the Bad, & the Booty: SPYCRAFT, #2

      Key Figures in Espionage: The Good, the Bad, & the Booty: SPYCRAFT, #2

      Piper Bayard
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      With the voice of forty-five years in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore the lives of the espionage elite. A one-legged woman operating behind Nazi lines, deemed to be "the most dangerous spy in all of France." A young man left for dead, not worth a Viet Cong bullet, who survives to fight terrorists for six more decades. A homeless child who becomes an iconic showgirl, entertaining world leaders while running spy rings from the top stages of Europe. A traitor operating at the top of Western intelligence whose betrayals caused the deaths of thousands. More heroic and more treacherous than any fiction Hollywood could produce are these genuine operatives of the Shadow World, who prove that "we're only human" is not an excuse to fail, but a reason to succeed.

      With the voice of forty-five years in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore the lives of the espionage elite. A one-legged woman operating behind Nazi lines, deemed to be "the most dangerous spy in all of France." A young man left for dead, not worth a Viet Cong bullet, who survives to fight terrorists for six more decades. A homeless child who becomes an iconic showgirl, entertaining world leaders while running spy rings from the top stages of Europe. A traitor operating at the top of Western intelligence whose betrayals caused the deaths of thousands. More heroic and more treacherous than any fiction Hollywood could produce are these genuine operatives of the Shadow World, who prove that "we're only human" is not an excuse to fail, but a reason to succeed.

    • 3

      Key Moments in Espionage: Spy Ships, Failures, & the Cold War Era: SPYCRAFT, #3
      Key Moments in Espionage: Spy Ships, Failures, & the Cold War Era: SPYCRAFT, #3

      Key Moments in Espionage: Spy Ships, Failures, & the Cold War Era: SPYCRAFT, #3

      Piper Bayard
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      With the voice of over forty-five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore key moments in the history of espionage. •    The rise of spy ships. •    How torpedo boats faced the might of the Soviet Union. •    A blow-by-blow of the USS Liberty incident. •    The North Korean capture of the USS Pueblo and her crew. •    Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and the failed Operation Barbarossa. •    The South's fatal miscalculation. •    The greatest US intelligence failure of all time. •    Andrei Tupolev and the explosion of the Konkordski. •    The U-2 incident and the capture of Gary Powers. •    The rise and fall of Sicily's Cosa Nostra. •    How China spanked Vietnam. •    Vladimir Putin, the living legacy of the Cold War.   Read the threads of history that still weave the patterns of today.

      With the voice of over forty-five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore key moments in the history of espionage. •    The rise of spy ships. •    How torpedo boats faced the might of the Soviet Union. •    A blow-by-blow of the USS Liberty incident. •    The North Korean capture of the USS Pueblo and her crew. •    Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and the failed Operation Barbarossa. •    The South's fatal miscalculation. •    The greatest US intelligence failure of all time. •    Andrei Tupolev and the explosion of the Konkordski. •    The U-2 incident and the capture of Gary Powers. •    The rise and fall of Sicily's Cosa Nostra. •    How China spanked Vietnam. •    Vladimir Putin, the living legacy of the Cold War.   Read the threads of history that still weave the patterns of today.

    • 4

      Key People & Wars: SPYCRAFT, #4
      Key People & Wars: SPYCRAFT, #4

      Key People & Wars: SPYCRAFT, #4

      Piper Bayard
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      With the voice of forty-five years in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore crucial conflicts and the lives of astonishing individuals. The former slave who graduated from West Point The American who would be King of Mexico and Nicaragua The wild and crazy founder of modern special operations The man who taught the FBI to shoot The brave pilots of the Battle of Britain The rise and fall of Japanese militarism The Ottomans vs. Vienna . . . twice The Mexican/American War The Scream Heard Round the World and the Battle of Manila British drug pushers in China -- The Opium Wars The Boer Wars and the British Concentration Camps The battle of Verdun An intelligence perspective on Benghazi The Battle of Fallujah and the lessons we have yet to learn People who excite the imagination and battles that shaped the modern world.

      With the voice of forty-five years in the Intelligence Community, Bayard & Holmes explore crucial conflicts and the lives of astonishing individuals. The former slave who graduated from West Point The American who would be King of Mexico and Nicaragua The wild and crazy founder of modern special operations The man who taught the FBI to shoot The brave pilots of the Battle of Britain The rise and fall of Japanese militarism The Ottomans vs. Vienna . . . twice The Mexican/American War The Scream Heard Round the World and the Battle of Manila British drug pushers in China -- The Opium Wars The Boer Wars and the British Concentration Camps The battle of Verdun An intelligence perspective on Benghazi The Battle of Fallujah and the lessons we have yet to learn People who excite the imagination and battles that shaped the modern world.

    Author

    Bayard and Holmes

    Piper Bayard is an author and a recovering attorney with a college degree or two. She is also a belly dancer and a former hospice volunteer. She has been working daily with her good friend Jay Holmes for the past decade, learning about foreign affairs, espionage history, and field techniques for the purpose of writing fiction and nonfiction. She currently pens espionage nonfiction and international spy thrillers with Jay Holmes, as well as post-apocalyptic fiction of her own. Jay Holmes is a forty-something-year veteran of field espionage operations and a senior member of the Intelligence Community with experience spanning from the Cold War fight against the Soviets, the East Germans, and the various terrorist organizations they sponsored to the present Global War on Terror. He is unwilling to admit to much more than that. Piper is the public face of their partnership. Together, Bayard & Holmes author non-fiction articles and books on espionage and foreign affairs, as well as fictional international spy thrillers. They are also the bestselling authors of The Spy Bride from the Risky Brides Bestsellers Collection and were featured contributors for Social In Worldwide, Inc. When they aren’t writing or, in Jay’s case, busy with “other work,” Piper and Jay are enjoying time with their families, hiking, exploring back roads of America, talking foreign affairs, laughing at their own rude jokes until the wee hours, and questing for the perfect chocolate cake recipe. If you think you have that recipe, please share it with them at BH@BayardandHolmes.com. To keep in touch with Bayard & Holmes and to receive notices of their upcoming releases, subscribe to the Bayard & Holmes Covert Briefing at BayardandHolmes.com. You can contact Bayard & Holmes at their Contact page at BayardandHolmes.com, on Twitter at @piperbayard, on Facebook at Piper Bayard or Bayard & Holmes, or at their email, BH@BayardandHolmes.com.

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