A spymaster is the person that leads a
spy
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...
ring, or a
secret service
A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For ...
(such as an
intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, Intelligence analysis, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objective ...
).
Historical spymasters
See also
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List of American spies
This is a list of spies who engaged in direct espionage. It includes Americans spying against their own country and people spying on behalf of the United States.
American Revolution era spies
Spied for the Patriots
* Hercules Mulligan
* Abra ...
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List of British spies
The following is a list of people engaged in spying for the UK.
Pre-WWI
World War I
Interwar period
World War II
Post WWII
References
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See also
* History of espionage
United Kingdom intelligence community
Spies ...
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List of German spies
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List of fictional spymasters
This is a list of fictional spymasters, deputy directors, directors general, and executive directors of Intelligence agencies.
Books
* Maxim Isaev, a Soviet spy operating in Nazi Germany under the name Max Otto von Stierlitz, tasked with disrupti ...
References
* https://general-history.com/famous-spy-masters-through-the-ages/
Notes
Spies by role
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