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One Step Closer to Publication – The Spy in the Tower (2019)

I’m happy to report that we are one step closer to getting the story of Josef Jakobs published! The History Press has added “The Spy in the Tower: the Untold Story of Josef Jakobs, the Last Person to be Executed at the Tower of London” to their roster of books, available on their website. The […]

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Book Review – Deckname Dr. Rantzau (Cover Name Dr. Rantzau) – Nikolaus Ritter (1972)

The Book Deckname Dr. Rantzau – Die Aufzeichnungen des Nikolaus Ritter, Offizier under Canaris im Geheimen Nachrichtendiesnt. [Cover Name Dr. Rantzau – The Notes of Nikolaus Ritter, Officer under Canaris in the Secret Intelligence Service.] Nikolaus Ritter. Hoffman and Campe. 1972. Summary I bought this book several years ago but never got around to reading

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Book Review – Hitler’s Spies & Saboteurs – Charles Wighton & Gunter Peis (1958)

The Book Hitler’s Spies and Saboteurs. Charles Wighton and Gunter Peis. Charter Books. 1958. Summary I may have read this book years ago but given Bernard O’Connor’s reliance on it (see the previous post which reviews O’Connor’s book – Operation Lena – Hitler’s Plans to Blow up Britain), I thought I would read it again

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Book Review – Operation LENA and Hitler’s Plots to Blow Up Britain – Bernard O’Connor (2017)

The Book Operation Lena and Hitler’s Plots to Blow Up Britain. Bernard O’Connor. Amberley Publishing. 2017. Summary and Review I bought this book last year with excitement. I knew a bit about some of the sabotage plans concocted by MI5 using their double agents (G.W., MUTT & JEFF, ZIGZAG) and was intrigued to learn more.

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Upcoming Book – The Beautiful Spy: The Life and Crimes of Vera Eriksen by David Tremain (2019)

Super-excited! A book on Vera Eriksen is coming out February 2019 by a friend of mine, David Tremain. It is also being published by The History Press (publishers of my book on Josef Jakobs). The blurb notes: Often described as ‘the most beautiful spy’, Vera Eriksen could almost rival First World War spy Mata Hari

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New Fiction Book – Traitor, Lodger, German Spy by Tony Rowland (2018)

The Book Traitor, Lodger, German Spy, Tony Rowland. APS Publications, 2018.  Summary and Review You can’t spend years researching one of the WW2 spies (Josef Jakobs) without getting sucked into the stories of the other spies! One of the most fascinating stories is that of Jan Willem ter Braak, the alias of Dutchman Engelbertus Fukken

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Book Review – Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany – Norman Ohler (2016)

The Book Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany. Norman Ohler. Penguin Books. 2016. Summary This book was originally published in German in 2015, translated into English for 2016, and I got my hands on a copy a few weeks ago. It’s been translated into 25 languages and received rave reviews by numerous journalists. On the other

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Adventures in Publishing – Rapid Expansion of the To-Do List

Goodness… I had a sense that publishing a book was an endeavour but… to be frank, it does seem a bit overwhelming! So, I am getting organized. Here’s the plan of attack and some aspects of the book publishing obstacle course. Preliminaries Sign Publishing Contract This feels a bit like I’m signing away my first

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