Edwin Woodhall joined the Headquarters staff of the Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard, in 1910, the year the Special Branch began its secret work.
In superb prose he describes the missions he was sent on around Europe. In his line of work he was on the lookout for strange signals and enemy movement which brought him into direct contact with numerous hazardous situations.
In one incident he met Germans who were wearing British uniform; in another, a Prussian officer was posing as an American colonel. In addition, he witnessed an attempt on the life of the King and explains the perils of letters in invisible ink, the interception of wireless messages and the usefulness of pigeons to relay communications.
Woodhall quotes words of Churchill and other reliable sources to give as full account of spying in World War I. There are descriptions of individual heroes such as Raoul Duval, a French captain who sprung a solo attack on some German forces, and Barthelot, who was tasked with finding the Supreme Command Headquarters and reaching the Netherlands.
Woodhall does not hide his admiration for enemy spies either. The chief of the German spies, Otto Gratz aka Steinhauer, is one of many mysterious figures who evaded the British throughout the war.
Espionage stretched towards the Pacific Ocean, off the Falkland Islands. The largest coup of the Great War, Woodhall argues, was the interception of the wireless code that Germany sent ordering Japan and Mexico to attack the United States. Thus sparking American intervention into the war when the message was discovered.
Woodhall worked closely with American spies in Europe, whom he admired for their coolness and precision, marvelling in particular the way they acted in the seizure and release of Kaiser Wilhelm’s favourite son, Prince Joachim, and the subsequent attempt to unmask members of the group.
The ‘Spies of the Great War’ is fascinating history of early twentieth century espionage.
Edwin Woodhall (1886-1941) was a policeman and writer who had a lifelong fascination with Jack the Ripper, publishing Jack the Ripper, or When London Walked in Terror.
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In superb prose he describes the missions he was sent on around Europe. In his line of work he was on the lookout for strange signals and enemy movement which brought him into direct contact with numerous hazardous situations.
In one incident he met Germans who were wearing British uniform; in another, a Prussian officer was posing as an American colonel. In addition, he witnessed an attempt on the life of the King and explains the perils of letters in invisible ink, the interception of wireless messages and the usefulness of pigeons to relay communications.
Woodhall quotes words of Churchill and other reliable sources to give as full account of spying in World War I. There are descriptions of individual heroes such as Raoul Duval, a French captain who sprung a solo attack on some German forces, and Barthelot, who was tasked with finding the Supreme Command Headquarters and reaching the Netherlands.
Woodhall does not hide his admiration for enemy spies either. The chief of the German spies, Otto Gratz aka Steinhauer, is one of many mysterious figures who evaded the British throughout the war.
Espionage stretched towards the Pacific Ocean, off the Falkland Islands. The largest coup of the Great War, Woodhall argues, was the interception of the wireless code that Germany sent ordering Japan and Mexico to attack the United States. Thus sparking American intervention into the war when the message was discovered.
Woodhall worked closely with American spies in Europe, whom he admired for their coolness and precision, marvelling in particular the way they acted in the seizure and release of Kaiser Wilhelm’s favourite son, Prince Joachim, and the subsequent attempt to unmask members of the group.
The ‘Spies of the Great War’ is fascinating history of early twentieth century espionage.
Edwin Woodhall (1886-1941) was a policeman and writer who had a lifelong fascination with Jack the Ripper, publishing Jack the Ripper, or When London Walked in Terror.
Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
