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Richard Wilmer Rowan

Author of The Story of Secret Service

9 Works 46 Members 2 Reviews

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Works by Richard Wilmer Rowan

The Story of Secret Service (1937) 34 copies

Spies and the Next War 3 copies

Spy and Counter-Spy: The Development of Modern Espionage (1928) 2 copies

Modern spies tell their stories; personal narratives of many exploits in secret service 2 copies

The Pinkertons: A detective dynasty, 1 copy

Secret agents against America 1 copy

SECRET SERVICE 33 Centuries of Espionage - Revised Edition 1 copy

Spy and counter-spy; the development of modern espionage 1 copy

The Story of Secret Service 1 copy

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Secret service: thirty-three centuries of espionage, by Richard Wilmer Rowan

A fun book, full of the sort of stories and anecdotes most readers of history love to retell. A bit out of date, but what it does cover is pretty good.

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Works: 9
Members: 46
Popularity: #335,831
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 2

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