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

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Spied for the Patriots

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Culper Ring

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Spied for the Crown

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Double agents

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American Civil War era spies

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Union spies

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Confederate spies

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American World War One era spies

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American World War Two era spies

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American Cold War era spies

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Spied for America

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Spied for USSR

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Spied for Vietnam

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Spied for Israel

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Post-Cold War spies

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Spied on Iran for America

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Spied on Russia for America

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Spied on America for Russia

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Spied on America for China

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Spied on America for Cuba

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Spied on America for South Africa

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Spied on Cuba for America

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American Gulf War era spies

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Americans who spied for foreign countries

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Defense Intelligence Agency

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Armed Forces

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Federal contractors

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References

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  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, John C. (January 1939). The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778. Best Books on. p. 182. ISBN 162376422X.
  2. ^ Franklin Ben; and Morris, Robert (1776-07-08). "The Committee of Secret Correspondence to [Silas Deane]". "Philadelphia, July 8th, 1776." "Reprinted from The North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), October 12, 1855." Retrieved from http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=22&page=665a.
  3. ^ Confederate Veteran, Volume 24. S.A. Cunningham, 1916. p. 328.
  4. ^ Swanson, James L., Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. New York, HarperCollins, 2006, pp.167, 256.
  5. ^ Tonia J. Smith. "Sarah Slater". osu.edu.
  6. ^ Swanson, James L., Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. New York, HarperCollins, 2006, p. 258f.
  7. ^ a b c d Cochran, John (14 August 2008). "Julia Child Dished Out ... Spy Secrets?". abcnews.go.com.
  8. ^ "Swiss-born WWII hero to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery". nydailynews.com. March 11, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Walker, Shaun (7 May 2016). "The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies". The Guardian.
  10. ^ The Jonathan Pollard Case. http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/spies/pollard/11.html Retrieved August 14, 2014. Archived January 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ 4spiritoftruthsays (7 June 2012). "Russian colonel was 'most successful CIA spy' in recent years". intelnews.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Russian colonel convicted of spying for U.S." cbsnews.com. 31 May 2012.
  13. ^ "FBI: 10 Russian Spies Arrested in U.S." cbsnews.com. 28 June 2010.
  14. ^ https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/ex-u-s-ambassador-charged-as-secret-agent-for-cuba-08c06b2f [bare URL]
  15. ^ "Ana Montes: Cuban Spy". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

Further reading

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  • Mashbir, Colonel Sidney (2019). I Was an American Spy - 65th Anniversary Edition. California: Horizon Productions. pp. This autobiography is like a course in military intelligence. ISBN 978-0-9903349-9-6.