I am always interested in books about Bella in the Wych Elm and when I received an email from fellow author David Tremain about M.J. Trow’s book, I ordered a copy. I read it several months ago and have been trying to calm down since then. Suffice to say, it was not the most enjoyable […]
Book Review – The Hagley Wood Murder – M.J. Trow – 2023 Read More »
I am way behind in my book reading! And blogging… and research! But… I am happy to report that earlier this summer, I ordered and read Jan-Willem van den Braak’s book about Nazi spy Jan Willem ter Braak (no relation to the aforementioned author). Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill was first published in Dutch a few
Book Review – Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill – Jan-Willem van den Braak – 2022 Read More »
Jan Willem van den Braak’s book on Second World War spy Engelbertus Fukken (a.k.a. Jan Willem ter Braak) has been published by Pen & Sword! I’ve ordered the book and am eagerly waiting its arrival. Originally published in Dutch, Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill examines the background of Fukken in some detail. I am very interested
New Book Published – Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill (2022) Read More »
A few years ago, Jan Willem van den Braak, a Dutchman, wrote a book, Spion tegen Churchill, about a German spy who went by the name Jan Willem ter Braak (no relation!). The spy, whose real name was Engelbertus Fukken, parachuted into the UK in early November 1940 and managed to escape detection for five
Upcoming Book – Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill – 2022 Read More »
The Book Annas Spuren: Ein Opfer der NS-“Euthanasie” (Anna’s Traces: A Victim of Nazi “Euthanasia”). Sigrid Falkenstein. Herbig, Stuttgart. 2012. Introduction A few months ago, I faced the uncomfortable possibility that Josef’s sister, my great aunt, may have met an unnatural fate at the Hufeland Hospital in Berlin-Buch. Maria Jakobs was sent to the hospital
Book Review – Anna’s Spuren by Sigrid Falkenstein – 2012 Read More »
The Book Spy! Six Stories of Modern Espionage. Richard Deacon and Nigel West. British Broadcasting Corporation, London. 1980. Background Given how much controversy the 1980 Spy! television episode on Camp 020 aroused… I thought I would try and track down the accompanying book, written by Richard Deacon and Nigel West. I found one online and
The Book They Came to Spy: An Account of Nazi Espionage in Great Britain. Stanley Firmin. London-Hutchison. 1947. Background For over a year, I’ve been meaning to review Stanley Firmin’s 1947 book, They Came to Spy, but somehow, there is always another blog that seems more pressing. But, today is the day. Mind you, I
Book Review – They Came to Spy – Stanley Firmin – 1947 Read More »
My journey to uncover the story of Josef Jakobs, my grandfather, really took off when I found the eleventh edition of After the Battle magazine in late 1980s. The two page spread on Josef in the magazine gave me way more information than any I had found to date. After contacting the editor, Winston Ramsey,
The Spy in the Tower – Review in After the Battle magazine Volume 188 Read More »
The Book From Art to Life and Back: N.Y.-Berlin-Paris, 1925-1962. Yvonne Hagen. Xlibris. 2006. Background A relation of the Hagen clan, living in Norway, put me onto this book. Yvonne (née Forrest) Hagen was the wife of Karl Victor Hagen, who happened to be the son of Louis Georg Hagen, one of the individuals who
Book Review – From Art to Life and Back – Yvonne Hagen Read More »
The Book Langes Seil, Schneller Tod: Wie Großbritannien seine Mörder hängte.[Long rope, Fast Death: How Great Britain hanged their Murderers] Traugott Vitz, Kirchschlager. 2016. Background I had come across an English translation of a chapter from Langes Seil, Schneller Tod in February 2017. The chapter dealt with the execution of various wartime spies in Great
Book Review – Langes Seil, Schneller Tod – Traugott Vitz Read More »