Introduction – A Boy, a Shoebox, and a Lie We Never Saw Coming There are moments in a man’s life that stay printed on the soul like ink on wet paper. For me, one of those moments happened long before I ever wore a military uniform, stood in an interrogation

Introduction – The Siren That Marked the Beginning of the End I remember 4 May 1980 with absolute clarity.It was a hot spring day.I was a first-grader in primary school, still innocent enough to believe that adults understoodthe world. Then the sirens began to scream. In Yugoslavia, sirens were the

Introduction I remember the moment with absolute clarity—the kind of memory carved into your mind by exhaustion, fear, and a sense of destiny. The gate was made of steel. It was a harsh winter morning. And above that gate, a sentence that would shape my life long after the war

“The end and aim of spying in all its five varieties is knowledge of the enemy; and this knowledge can only be derived, in the first instance, from the converted spy.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War Introduction Espionage is one of the world’s oldest professions. Long before satellites,

Introduction For some time, I’ve noticed that we are not learning from history. Not because knowledge is unavailable, but because we spend more time being educated by strangers on social media—people chasing their promotion, likes, and followers. And in that endless flow of content, I recently saw the most telling