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Twelve comprehension texts focusing on spies and their espionage activities, which include:

Mata Hari - A Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who spied for Germany during World War I, though her effectiveness as a spy is debated.
Aldrich Ames - A CIA officer who turned double agent, spying for the Soviet Union and Russia in the 1980s and '90s, compromising numerous U.S. operations.
Kim Philby - A high-ranking member of British intelligence who was part of the Cambridge Five, spying for the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Nathan Hale - An American Revolutionary War soldier who volunteered to spy on British forces and was executed after being caught in 1776.
Virginia Hall - An American spy during World War II who worked with the OSS (predecessor to the CIA), aiding the French Resistance against Nazi Germany.
Oleg Penkovsky - A Soviet military intelligence colonel who provided critical information to the U.S. and UK during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Richard Sorge - A German journalist and Soviet spy who provided key intelligence about German and Japanese plans during World War II.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - American citizens executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
Sidney Reilly - Known as the “Ace of Spies,” a British agent who operated in the early 20th century, involved in espionage against Russia and Germany.
Robert Hanssen - An FBI agent who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over 20 years, causing significant damage to U.S. intelligence.
Elizabeth Alkina - exploits in the Civil War and Roald Dahl’s and what he did during World War Two.