To outmaneuver the enemy, you have to sell the illusion. An FBI agent goes so deep undercover he's best man at a Mafia wedding, while the Stasi deploys a covert network of charmers across borders to win trust and steal secrets.

Sometimes when governments can't negotiate their way to victory, they steal it. When the KGB sets its sights on a NATO missile, they enlist a smooth-talking German playboy armed with only a wheelbarrow, a carpet, and a postage stamp.