This is just an introduction for what will be a multi-part series on Espionage. In this episode we discuss some of the key elements to spying across the ages whether you are Alfred the Great pretending to be a lute player infiltrating a viking encampment or a modern day drone operative. We see how military intelligence can help decide when to [audio src="https://ourhistorypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/011-the-history-of-espionage-part-1.mp3"][/audio]attack and when to RUN AWAY!!!! We were trying to keep it short but as ever, we do ramble a little.