What is espionage? Are spies real? Learn about the shadow world of secret agents and undercover missions with these spy facts from the International Spy Museum.

Below, you’ll find short summaries of the missions and links to where you can learn more about each captivating tale. In August 1950, the CIA secretly purchased the assets of Civil Air Transport (CAT), an airline that had been started in China after World War II by Gen. Claire L. Chennault and Whiting Willauer.

Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. The practice is clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome.

2019年3月27日 · Whether they infiltrated the enemy's ranks or sweet-talked the details out of careless persons who ignore all those "loose lips sink ships" posters, these are the most notorious spies with the most...

2023年1月3日 · Whether they infiltrated the enemy’s ranks or sweet-talked the details out of careless persons who ignore all those “loose lips sink ships” posters, these are the most notorious spies with the most successful espionage missions in history, ranked by the operations they disrupted, the damage they dealt, and the odds stacked against them.

To gain access to secret information, governments use espionage, a blend of subterfuge, deception, technology and data analysis. Espionage can also be used to counteract the spying efforts of the enemy, mainly be supplying them with false information. Spies are recruited in a number of ways.

2024年7月19日 · Enter the shady underworld of espionage as you learn about history's 25 most prolific spies and their top secret missions. Famously known as the “first American spy,” Hale was a soldier for the continental Army during the American Revolutionary War in 1775.

2024年3月15日 · Spies in history include the spies of the American Revolution, the U.S. Civil War, both World Wars, and the Cold War. Their activities, sometimes performed at the risk of their own safety, have included giving classified documents and other useful intel to leading figures such as George Washington and Union commanders like George McClellan.

From the CIA’s top-secret hunt for Osama bin Laden to Mossad’s kidnapping of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, spies have changed the course of history. SPYSCAPE rounds up seven of the most audacious, creative, epic missions the world has seen.

Undercover Mission gives you the chance to find out. Spread throughout the Museum are eight special digital stations that test your spy skills. Each is identified with a Undercover Mission logo. Your mission begins in the Briefing Center where you will receive your Undercover Mission badge.