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Espionage

One of my favorite games are hide and seek. I liked to watch where the seeker looked while he or she searched. What would happen though if the seeker didn't know who he was looking for, but knew someone was hiding? How would he find the person? How much more could the person accomplish if they were hiding right in front of them, but the seeker did not know? That was basically the game of espionage. Spies would try to conceal themselves by gathering information at the same time. One of the wars that the USA needed espionage help was in WWII. They needed to get informationand keep German spies from stealing thier secrets.
Espionage helped the US defeat of Germany and their allies in WWII. Spies during WWII were intended to provide the basis for an accurate assessment of other nations' intentions and military capabilities. In WWII a successful surprise attack could leave a victim staggered and ready for a knockout blow. At the beginning of the war all the major combatants had a place...

Posted by: Sandeep Jador

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