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Summer 2022 Hiatus

Hello faithful readers, Going to take a summer hiatus from blogging. Life has gotten a bit hectic with a very busy AirBnb and visiting family. I may get a blog or two out, but don’t count on it. Planning to be back September!

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New Book Published – Hitler’s Spy Against Churchill (2022)

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

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Seeing Clearly – The Reading Glasses of German Spy Josef Jakobs

Almost 80 years ago, a pair of reading glasses changed hands. German spy Josef Jakobs handed his spectacles to Lance Corporal William Chidlow, a Coldstream guardsman who was a Military Policeman with Britain’s Armed Forces. The transfer took place in the early hours of Friday, August 15, 1941, at Wandsworth Prison. Josef, found guilty of

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Robin W.G. Stephens – A Younger and Leaner View of the Man

And…. I’m back! Sorry for the long radio silence on this blog. Life got a bit hectic and writing seems to be the first thing to go. I’ve also been waiting on a few books/documents which seem to be taking forever to arrive. I’ll just blame it on Covid and supply-chain issues! I’m still chipping

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The Tin-Eye Character in Foyle’s War episode, The Cage

For several years now, I have been trying to have a look at an episode from Foyle’s War. The episode, entitled “The Cage”, apparently aired in Season 7 of the extremely popular UK TV series. One would think that the episode would have been relatively easy to track down, but living in North America makes

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Mysterious Aviatrix remembered the “Most Interesting” Robin W.G. Stephens

Last week, I received a fascinating comment from Giles, a follower of this blog, who is as intrigued by Robin William George Stephens as I am. Giles had come across a Sydney Sun (New South Wales) newspaper article from 1938 which featured the recollections of an aviatrix who had met Stephens in Addis Ababa (Abyssinia)

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