Philip Thompson
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The Most Damaging Soviet Spy Ring in American History | True Life Spy Stories
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Primary sources and further reading (afiiliate links):
📕 Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring, Pete Earley - Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring
📘 Spy Hunter: Inside the FBI Investigation of the Walker Espionage Case, Robert W. Hunter - amzn.to/4ekCCYq
📕 Breaking the Ring, John Baron - amzn.to/3VgiKgo
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🎞️ On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - amzn.to/4b4L9vQ
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John Anthony Walker Jnr. ran the largest and most damaging espionage ring in Cold War history. For nearly 18 years he and his co-conspirators sold US Navy secrets to the Soviets.
Yet things inevitably got too big and too messy. John Walker’s contempt for his wife and those around him meant that it was only a matter of time before his house of cards went tumbling down.
In the year of the spy, John Anthony Walker Jnr. was the spy of the decade.
#philipthompson #truelifespystories #johnwalker
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Garbo: The Greatest Double Agent of World War 2 | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors In remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, please consider making a donation to the Royal British Legion to help them support members of the British armed forces, veterans and their families: 🌐 www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give...
China's Most Valuable Spy in America | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors Ways to support my channel: Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ bmc.link/philipthompson Donate via PayPal: 💸 paypal.me/PhilipT284 Primary source (afiiliate link): 📕 The Spy Within: Larry Chin and China's Penetration of the CIA, Tod Hoffman - amzn.to/3xFics6 1985 was a devastating...
The Legend of the Original Femme Fatale | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors Mata Hari is a name that has for more than 100 years captured the public’s imagination. The woman behind the persona acquired her fame as an exotic dancer and courtesan living in Paris during the French Belle Époque. Meaning “eye of dawn” in Javanese, Mata Hari w...
The Saga of the Swinging Spies | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors Ways to support my channel: Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ bmc.link/philipthompson Donate via PayPal: 💸 paypal.me/PhilipT284 Karel and Hana Koecher arrived on American shores in December 1965. The Czechoslovakian nationals had fled to America to start a new life. As Soviet e...
Capturing the Navy's Most Prolific Spy | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors Ways to support my channel: Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ bmc.link/philipthompson Donate via PayPal: 💸 paypal.me/PhilipT284 1985 was the 'Year of the Spy'. A dozen high profile espionage cases dominated news headlines in the United States as the Cold War entered its final p...
Anthology of True Life Spy Stories | Vol 1
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors It's a true life spy story omnibus! Video chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:43 - Adolf Tolkachev 28:22 - Oleg Penkovsky 1:06:45 - Aldrich Ames 1:35:53 - Fritz Duquesne 2:26:31 - George Blake 3:03:36 - Robert Hanssen Links to the videos featured in this anthology:...
The Worst Intelligence Disaster in FBI History | True Life Spy Stories
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Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast! 🎙️podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heroes-and-traitors Ways to support my channel: Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ bmc.link/philipthompson Donate via PayPal: 💸 paypal.me/PhilipT284 In 1986, a chilling revelation sent shockwaves through the FBI's Soviet counterintelligence section in Washington. Two prized Soviet informants, Valer...
How a Swiss Spy Won the Watchmaking War | True Life Spy Stories
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This is the story of the rise and fall of the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in American and global watchmaking, which, Aaron Stark reveals, saw it's undoing at the hands of a corporate spy on a top secret mission during the 1876 Centennial Fair held in Philadelphia. To purchase a copy of 'Disrupting TIme' by Aaron Stark (affiliate link): 📚 amzn.to/40ZKnNh Aaron Stark's website: www.aaronstar...
The Gentleman Spy - Moscow's Man Inside MI6 | True Life Spy Stories
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George Blake was the embodiment of the quintessential British gentleman. Charismatic, intelligent, and radiating charm, he was, to MI6, the very model of an intelligence officer. However, beneath this polished exterior lay a mastermind of deception. Enthralled by the promise of a Communist utopia and disillusioned by NATO military tactics during the Korean War, Blake turned his back on his home...
The World's Second Oldest Profession - History of Spying
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A brief history of spying through the ages, from ancient to modern and into the future. #philipthompson #truespystories #historyofespionage
Love, Lies and the Ring of Spies | True Life Spy Stories
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In the quaint, unassuming Isle of Portland, Dorset, the late 1950s hummed with the monotony of everyday life. Little did its residents know that their sleepy enclave would soon become the epicentre of an international espionage drama. At the heart of this tale of betrayal were two love-struck British spies, a KGB operative masquerading as a Canadian businessman, and two American communists posi...
When a Cold War Spy Goes Nuclear | True Life Spy Stories
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Thank you to Zach Dorfman and Project Brazen for providing the channel with an advanced listen of their podcast, Spy Valley: An Engineer’s Nuclear Betrayal. Follow this link to listen wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/spyvalley?at=1010l39W4&sid=fm.website Listen to Spy Valley on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/play/PLXiMXx2shRmuWNxsPkYdlQEzR3oM2_Nnr.html You may also be interested in Zach Dorfm...
Life of the Forgotten D-Day Spy - Lily Sergueiew | True Life Spy Stories
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Purchase your copy of Peter Winnington's new book, Codename TREASURE: The Life of D-Day Spy, Lily Sergueiew (affiliate links): Amazon UK: amzn.to/3KBK5VR Pen & Sword Books: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Codename-TREASURE-Hardback/p/23441/aid/1237 Peter Winnington's website: gpeterwinnington.com/ ☕ If you would like to support my channel and gain access to membership rewards and benefits, please con...
The South African Spy Who Took On the West | True Life Spy Stories
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The South African Spy Who Took On the West | True Life Spy Stories
Whistleblower: The Edward Snowden Story | True Life Spy Stories
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Whistleblower: The Edward Snowden Story | True Life Spy Stories
The CIA Mole Who Brought US Intelligence to its Knees | True Life Spy Stories
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The SOE Agent Who Paid the Ultimate Price
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The SOE Agent Who Paid the Ultimate Price
The Espionage Masterstroke that Turned the Tide of War | True Life Spy Stories
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The Espionage Masterstroke that Turned the Tide of War | True Life Spy Stories
The Fearless White Mouse Who Outwitted the Gestapo | True Life Spy Stories
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The Fearless White Mouse Who Outwitted the Gestapo | True Life Spy Stories
When Spy Games Go Horribly Wrong - The Venlo Incident | True Life Spy Stories
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When Spy Games Go Horribly Wrong - The Venlo Incident | True Life Spy Stories
The Egyptian Spy Who Flew From The Balcony | True Life Spy Stories
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The Man Who Could Have Killed Hitler
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The Man Who Could Have Killed Hitler
The Truth About The Spy Who Saved The World | True Life Spy Stories
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The Truth About The Spy Who Saved The World | True Life Spy Stories
The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady | True Life Spy Stories
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The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady | True Life Spy Stories
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Agent TRIGON and the Widow Spy | True Life Spy Stories
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Agent TRIGON and the Widow Spy | True Life Spy Stories
The Thrilling Story of the CIA’s Most Valuable Spy | True Life Spy Stories
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The Nazi anatomy textbook still used today | Brief Histories
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The awful WW2 truth Japan wants to keep secret
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The awful WW2 truth Japan wants to keep secret

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  • @htainlindwa80
    @htainlindwa80 5 годин тому

    He's my buddy.

  • @paulrichards3833
    @paulrichards3833 10 годин тому

    Lots of propaganda

  • @BAD_A_MOTHER_F
    @BAD_A_MOTHER_F 22 години тому

    A great Englishman. Thanks for the video.

  • @birgitmitchell5648
    @birgitmitchell5648 22 години тому

    SNOWDEN LIKE ASSANGE MODERN DAY ROBIN HOODS OF COMMUNICATION- GOD BLESS THEIR HEROISM!! AND PROTECT & SAVE THEM FROM THE INSANITY OF THE MEGLAMANIACAL LEADERS OF THE CRAZY AMERICAN EXPERIMENT!

  • @pfrstreetgang7511
    @pfrstreetgang7511 День тому

    US spies in the 80s are the sole reason Russia has anything remotely equal to our level of military technology. White Alice alone insured a breach we can't fix. We still let contractors control their own internal security processes.

  • @andrewhall7930
    @andrewhall7930 День тому

    This is a good documentary, but without background music. It sounds more like someone's reading a school book report. If you're considering making a documentary, do yourself a favor and add some music. Thank you.

  • @pfrstreetgang7511
    @pfrstreetgang7511 День тому

    Elitists love great Social experiments.

  • @user-qt7nq5xl1m
    @user-qt7nq5xl1m День тому

    I am anticipating the time I have to schedule this channel for a binge. I am a new subscriber and I can't wait to watch the entire playlist... Excellent

  • @georgeskalmetti808
    @georgeskalmetti808 2 дні тому

    this is how a documentary should be; impartial and based on facts only. Congrats to the maker! Let`s not forget the convictions that 20th century brought to people. There were ideals, values and a meaning of ones existence.

  • @ANHTUAN_ART
    @ANHTUAN_ART 2 дні тому

    The U.S. has always invaded or harmed countries around the world in the name of freedom and democracy. Edward Snowden and J. Assange are international heroes because they are symbols of honesty in the fight for justice. Snowden has a great faithful wife and they deserve a happy life in beautiful Russia. They have helped the world avoid many of the cruel tactics of the U.S. I wish President V. Putin good health, enthusiasm and wisdom to help Russia have enough strength and truth to protect this world.

  • @NycharlemManhattan
    @NycharlemManhattan 2 дні тому

    Who was worse him or Hansen

  • @user-oo2hm1wk3f
    @user-oo2hm1wk3f 2 дні тому

    My mom Sheryl Toms has an inner ear communicator in San Antonio Texas and received remote instructions from U S intelligence who began homicidal operations by U S Government. Since 1982 Both My parents received inner ear communicators from U S intelligence government to perform psychological Operations in San Antonio Texas

  • @Meg-ts3kx
    @Meg-ts3kx 3 дні тому

    this guy cost so much money, lives and damage, jesus..lets hope FBI improved and next guy is detected in less than 20 years

  • @CR-tc2zv
    @CR-tc2zv 3 дні тому

    Nancy was Maori/Pakeha and unfortunately did not have a great childhood, her father left and her mother was neglectful. Despite all of that she was extremely brave in her fight against the Nazis. Definitely someone I look up to when I think about the ongoing fight against fascism

  • @AbbyNormL
    @AbbyNormL 3 дні тому

    Funny that the actor that played Walker in the movie about a successful spy and traitor also played Jim Jones in the movie about the People’s Temple Cult’s mass suicide.

  • @senkumeow5095
    @senkumeow5095 3 дні тому

    Israel before : spy to know about what America's actions may be Israel now : lobby America to control Americas actions

  • @Sarnt_T
    @Sarnt_T 4 дні тому

    How do you have a European accent and an American southern accent at the same time?! It's dope.

  • @rashedusman9717
    @rashedusman9717 4 дні тому

    In a way, it's not surprising that such cases exist taking in consideration that people are constantly surrounded by the idea that in order to be successfull nothing else matters.

  • @i_smoke_ghosts
    @i_smoke_ghosts 4 дні тому

    this narration is very convincing it even has the accent correct. joking. love your work !

  • @TremblingKiwis
    @TremblingKiwis 4 дні тому

    The usual suspects.

  • @Deeplycloseted435
    @Deeplycloseted435 5 днів тому

    What a childish buffoon traitor. He never should have been released.

  • @ismailbel9751
    @ismailbel9751 5 днів тому

    😡 time wasted on neighbours houses agents lives destroyed for porn webs and masturbation rituals wtf 3000 agents plus the nsa, what tha fuck?

  • @Son_of_Mandalore
    @Son_of_Mandalore 5 днів тому

    Love the new form, great stuff as always. AI voice just for shorts?

    • @PhilipThompson
      @PhilipThompson 5 днів тому

      This is an old short 😊 my next few videos will be approx 5 minutes each and so won't be shorts.

    • @Son_of_Mandalore
      @Son_of_Mandalore 5 днів тому

      @@PhilipThompson well, don't I feel stupid! Can't wait to see the new shorts.

  • @conzmoleman
    @conzmoleman 5 днів тому

    I like how you say “Israel has the unenviable position of being surrounded by enemies” as if they aren’t the sole cause of that. You know, being a settler colonial project founded on explicit ethnic cleansing and all. lol.

    • @PhilipThompson
      @PhilipThompson 5 днів тому

      I'm interested to know where you consider the Jewish homeland to be, if not Israel?

    • @conzmoleman
      @conzmoleman 5 днів тому

      @@PhilipThompson You should study Israeli historians like Ilan Pape and read his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. There is no possible justification for settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing. Let alone a claim of “it said so in the bible, therefore we can commit mass murder to steal this land.” The zionists considered stealing land in South Africa and Zimbabwe (among other places) *before* settling on Palestine. So your implied argument falls flat yet again. Jews live happily and safely all over the world in many countries. There is absolutely zero justification for an ethnonationalist state for anyone group of people in the world. Period full stop.

    • @PhilipThompson
      @PhilipThompson 5 днів тому

      @@conzmoleman I made no argument. I simply asked a question.

    • @conzmoleman
      @conzmoleman 5 днів тому

      @@PhilipThompson I said “implied” argument because your question implies one. I also answered your question twice over. Jews live safely around the world in so many countries. There is no need and indeed no justification for a settler colonial project designed to steal land and establish an ethnonationalist regime in one central place. Which very obviously and by self-explanatory means makes it an unsafe place. Your question was answered: in all the places that they already lived. Palestine was not one of them.

    • @PhilipThompson
      @PhilipThompson 5 днів тому

      @@conzmoleman that's an interesting perspective on both history and current affairs.

  • @davidcritchley3509
    @davidcritchley3509 5 днів тому

    A very balanced account.

  • @raulsanchez9795
    @raulsanchez9795 5 днів тому

    No one was thinking of that...

  • @Deeplycloseted435
    @Deeplycloseted435 5 днів тому

    He wasn’t even recruited by the KGB. He went to them seeking cash. People were killed. What an a-hole.

  • @timopint1125
    @timopint1125 5 днів тому

    insane that bonnie was not arrested

  • @oskarvomhimmel6936
    @oskarvomhimmel6936 6 днів тому

    The guys in the Ms of England... 😮‍💨 Those guys were the true KGB gems, only God knows how many more went unnoticed every where in the USA and The West....

  • @beatems
    @beatems 6 днів тому

    Its like they cant help themselves

  • @ebrahimhabib477
    @ebrahimhabib477 6 днів тому

    Yom Kibbor war was a Defeat to the IDF

  • @Crowshatecheese
    @Crowshatecheese 6 днів тому

    Trump is the most damaging Soviet agent

  • @dawndavies3652
    @dawndavies3652 6 днів тому

    Incredible woman. I really enjoyed this. ❤❤

  • @TuyenPham-bt6yx
    @TuyenPham-bt6yx 6 днів тому

    Spy vs Spy animations from MAD Magazine. Ha! HA! Ha!

  • @dualexistence
    @dualexistence 6 днів тому

    I applied for a position in my country's intelligence agency but they told me I am too handsome and attractive to travel unnoticed. Why did God make me so damn good looking? 😢

  • @Moralwinner
    @Moralwinner 6 днів тому

    The claim about innocence is debatable, and what innocence is. It is probably the morally lowest claim I've ever heard anyone said in this context. Not to mention arrogance when he used this word in such context. It was his decision, his character and choices are topics of different discussion. But his life and experiences offer a lot topics for discussion

  • @user-zj5kd8hk7d
    @user-zj5kd8hk7d 6 днів тому

    日本にそんな能力はもうありません。そもそもそんな資料は存在せず荒唐無稽な風聞や証言やいくつかのレポートの作文やハバロフスク証言(シベリア捕囚者による戦争犯罪作成のための一方的調書)、明らかに何かしらの勢力によって作成されたプロパガンダなどが独り歩きしています。

  • @Jimmy-xo9kk
    @Jimmy-xo9kk 6 днів тому

    Pollard got a recommendation letter from his rabbi

  • @spikenomoon
    @spikenomoon 6 днів тому

    I would not be a good spy. My blood pressure is high just listening

  • @joshgill2871
    @joshgill2871 7 днів тому

    Really well done videos. I enjoy the channel.

  • @crystal56438
    @crystal56438 7 днів тому

    Its such a shame for a man not to have loyalty and worst siding with an enemy. This kind should never be trusted

  • @bijoylaha7245
    @bijoylaha7245 7 днів тому

    Cia full 50% China under

  • @happyinthebistro
    @happyinthebistro 7 днів тому

    Excellently narrated, with the right tonality, visuals and the muted background sounds and music.

  • @FishReporting
    @FishReporting 7 днів тому

    Excellent work. Subscribed.