Spies of the Kaiser : plotting the downfall of England
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Spies of the Kaiser : plotting the downfall of England
（Classics of espionage / general editor Wesley K. Wark）
Frank Cass, c1996
- : pbk
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First published in 1909 by Hurst & Blackett
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxx-xxxii)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Le Queux was the first and most prolific of all British spy writers, but Spies of the Kaiser was not just another tale of scheming foreigners and plucky British heroes, for this paranoid tale of German secret agents plotting the invasion of Britain played a major part in the formation of MI5, Britain's counter-espionage organisation. In his introduction, intelligence historian Nicholas Hiley explains how Le Queux's powerful blend of fact and fiction inspired a whole generation of British secret service officers, and led MI5 in a nation-wide hunt for a non-existent enemy.
Table of Contents
Introduction, If England Knew 1. How the Plans of Rosyth were Stolen 2. The Secret of the Silent Submarine 3. The Back-Door of England 4. How the Germans are Preparing for Invasion 5. The Secret of the New British Aeroplane 6. The Secret of the New Armour-Plates 7. The Secret of the Improved 'Dreadnoughts' 8. The German Plot against England 9. The Secret of our New Gun 10. The Secret of the Clyde Defences 11. The Peril of London 12. Ho~ Germany Foments Strife 13. Our Wireless Secrets 14. Playing a Desperate Game
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