Books

Book Review – The London Cage – Alexander Paterson Scotland – 1957

The Book The London Cage; Lt. Col. A.P. Scotland, O.B.E.; Evans Brothers Limited; London; 1957. Summary I purchased a copy of The London Cage several years ago and got around to reading it this past week. The London Cage was one of a series of interrogation centres run by MI19. It was commanded by Lt. […]

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Book Review – Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, The Enemy Spy Captured by the British – 2017

The Book Rough Justice – The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British; David Tremain; Amberley Publishing; The Stroud, Gloucestershire; 2016. Summary Johannes Marinus Dronkers was a poor sod of a guy. A Dutchman who struggled to make a living in Nazi-occupied Holland, he was an easy mark for the

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Book Review – Spion Tegen Churchill (Spy Against Churchill) – 2017

The Book Spion Tegen Churchill – Leven en dood van Jan Willem ter Braak (Spy Against Churchill – Life and Death of Jan Willem ter Braak); Jan Willem van den Braak; WalburgPers; 2017 (in Dutch) Summary You only have to read the title of this book and the author’s name to do a bit of

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Murder by Witchcraft – Donald McCormick – A Font of Inaccuracies

In April 1943, four boys searching for bird’s nests while trespassing on Lord Cobham’s estate near Hagley, England, found rather more than they expected. Within the hollow bole of an old Wych Elm were skeletal remains. The police were called and a massive investigation ensued. But, to date, no one knows who the female victim

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Article Review – Kriminalia Online Magazine – The Executioner at War: Soldiers, Spies & Traitors

Article Review – Kriminalia Online Magazine I don’t often find anything published on Josef Jakobs in Germany, but… that has changed. Back in October, Michael Kirchschlager of Kriminalia, an online magazine on criminal and legal history, published a brief article stub entitled The Executioner at War: Soldiers, Spies, and Traitors – Der Henker im Krieg:

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Article Review – The Guardian – Secrecy and firing squads: Britain’s ruthless war on Nazi spies

Article Review – The Guardian Another great article came out on August 28, 2016 via The Guardian. This one was written by Ian Cobain, author of Cruel Britannia. The Guardian Article is entitled Secrecy and firing squads: Britain’s ruthless war on Nazi spies. The article begins with the story of the first four spies who

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