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The Cold War was fought on two fronts. In public, it was a series of confrontations and crises. But the East and West also battled in the shadows, as intelligence agents risked their lives to steal secrets.
 
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| Carved in marble at CIA headquarters are stars immortalizing the Cold War's covert casualties. Only recently have some of their stories come to light. |
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| Help Wanted: Smart, daring individuals, unafraid of uncertainty. Must be willing to travel abroad and keep secrets. Send resume to CIA, Langley, Virginia, USA.
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| Do you have the know-how to identify a "security risk"? Try your hand at counterintelligence -- in this fictionalized probe ripped from today's headlines.
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| The Cold War ended nearly a decade ago, but the espionage game continues ...
even among friends.
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TIME: Aldrich Ames: Double Agent
March 7, 1994
Pravda: CIA almost recruits a Soviet specialist abroad
April 24, 1983
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Espionage, which has been called "the second oldest profession," dates to at least biblical times. The earliest recorded spy mission, in Numbers 13, has Moses sending spies to the Promised Land.
--from "Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage"
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