The Archaeologist Was a Spy (Paperback)

from Shrike58

This is an interesting examination of how intelligence work used to be carried out and something of a period study, via the focus of examining the career of Mayanist Sylvanus Morley during World War I. That said, the sad thing about this book is that it's marred by heavy-handed accusations of lac...

from Shrike58

This is an interesting examination of how intelligence work used to be carried out and something of a period study, via the focus of examining the career of Mayanist Sylvanus Morley during World War I. That said, the sad thing about this book is that it's marred by heavy-handed accusations of lac...

from jjlangel

When I got this book, I was afraid it would be all thriller, no facts. Having read it, I would characterize it as all facts, very few thrills. It seems to be exhaustively researched and is fairly well written. Not light reading, but an interesting perspective on Central America during World War I.