This fun, fascinating book examines the basics of spycraft, as detailed by a real-life MI6 secret agent. James Bond is the Fantasy. Here's the reality. MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians shows readers how to master the skills of a British agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service in order to protect themselves, be sneakier and handle any situation - even if it involves escaping from a hostile foreign country. Inside they'll find dozens of real secret agent skills detailed and explained, often with helpful illustrations to clarify how they’re done. Sections covered include: - Surveillance - Safe Travel Tips - Dead Letter Boxes - Brush Contacts - Self Defense - Innocuous and Natural Weapons - Intelligence Gathering - Subterfuge - Covert methods of entry - Insertion and Extraction Techniques - And much more! Readers will find more than 100 skills in all, as detailed by Red Riley, a former SAS and MI6 operative. It's invaluable information formerly available only to a select few - and now it's available to readers, too! Includes a foreword by Ian Sharp, action director of the James Bond classic, Goldeneye.

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