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Shot in the Tower: The Stories of the Spies Executed in the Tower of London During the First World War Kindle Edition

by Leonard Sellers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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The number 1 best book about spies in Britain. As listed by Dame Stelle Rimington Ex-Director-General of M.I.5.The first reaction to Leonard Sellers fascinating account of the spies who were executed in the Tower of London during the First World War is likely to be one of amazement at their ineptitude. Not one of them seems to have had any proper training or any idea of how to set about the job. This, of course raises the intriguing question: how many others were there who did know what they were up to and managed to escape detection? However, thanks to the more liberal attitude now prevalent regarding access to hitherto 'sensitive' material and to years of dogged research by Len Sellers, the remarkable, but somehow pathetic, stories of the eleven foreign agents who were caught and subsequently shot in the Tower for espionage can now be told. In these days when a mind-boggling array of equipment is available for the assimilation and transmission of supposedly secret information their antics strike one as little short of farcical, but for their efforts, inspired, it seems, more often by greed than patriotism, these men paid the ultimate price and paid it in the most historic site in Britain.Whether they deserved their fate, or indeed the niche in history which this book gives them, is for the reader to decide. What cannot be denied is that their collected histories make remarkable reading.
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  1. Print length
    348 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 1990
  5. File size
    26.1 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00MI46O4M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military; Illustrated edition (December 31, 1990)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 31, 1990
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 26.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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  • Matthew
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, interesting read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2023
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    This is extremely interesting book to read.
    The author Leonard Sellers has written some other excellent books too.
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  • Graham Buddery
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2016
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    Good read.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2017
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    Very interesting
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    5.0 out of 5 stars ... even though it is now a car port - good to see that our Heritage is intact
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2016
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    Know the site well - even though it is now a car port - good to see that our Heritage is intact !!!
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  • Mr. A. M. Hutchings
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting History.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2013
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    The book covered the capture of German spies who operated in this country during the First World War, and parts of it read more like a John Buchan novel; invisible inks, concealed nibs... All good stuff!!
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