Undercover Facts About Spies
Romanticized in Hollywood through the James Bond and Jason Bourne film series, spies have long captured the public imagination.
The idea of traveling the world with any identity, unlimited resources, and the ability to slip away from any situation makes spies seem like real-life super heroes.
In real life, most spies possess two traits, the clearance to access secret information and the ability to blend in with a crowd.
Here are a few things you might not have known about spies.
Spies Facts
28. From Russia, With Love
George Koval was a Russian spy who managed to infiltrate the Manhattan project during WWII and steal America’s nuclear secrets.
He single-handedly provided critical technology for Russia’s nuclear arsenal and accelerated their atomic program by at least four years, if not more. It wasn’t discovered he was a spy until 2002, which means he was a pretty good spy.
27. The Anti-Mime
Sarah Edmonds, a white Canadian woman, working for the Union Army during the American civil war, managed to infiltrate Confederate territory in Virginia disguised as a black man. She was known as a master of disguise.
26. Good Dog!
Sergeant Stubby was a WWI American war dog who was promoted to sergeant for single-handedly catching a German spy who was mapping out Allied trenches. His promotion meant he outranked his owner who was just a lowly corporal. No. YOU sit.
