What do spies do?

Answer 1

ANSWERThere are many different kinds of spies, but my personal favourites are the ones they sneak into POW camps. Say for example, there's a POW (Prisoner of War) camp in America with German prisoners. They sneak an American disguised as a German to learn all their secrets - where any tunnels are located, what their latest plans to escape are, etc. Then the American will report back to the head of the camp or a "Kommandant" as they call it in German. ANSWER

Spies gather information without letting their victims know they are doing it.

If it is done successfully there may be no violence or excitement about it. On the other hand, even a successful spy may be involved in violence if he has to work with violent criminals or terrorists.

Spying can be:

-peeking through a fence to watch a closed practice of a football team

-getting a job at a company in order to discover their 'secret ingredient'

-joining a gang of drug smugglers

-living for years in a foreign country in the guise of a diplomat or business man

Answer 2

It depends on what kind of spy they are, but most hunt for information.