Illegal collection of information, in other words, espionage, is one of the oldest professions, practiced by millions of men and women. Neither in peacetime, nor even more so in wartime, the secret operations of the special services and the recruitment of new personnel do not stop for a single day. Crown princes and major political figures, world-famous scientists and outstanding athletes, priests and prostitutes extract secrets for their employers. This book by a professional counterintelligence officer collects several real stories of the secret war of the special services, showing sophisticated methods of recruiting agents, cynical use of the sexual orientation of information sources...