Spies of the Kaiser
Spies of the Kaiser

Author: William Le Queux

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2021-05-21

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1513278746

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Spies of the Kaiser (1909) is a novel by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published at the height of Le Queux’s career as a leading author of popular thrillers, Spies of the Kaiser indulges in the paranoid atmosphere of the leadup to World War One to weave a sinister tale of espionage and political conspiracy. Despite the playful and imaginative nature of his fiction, Le Queux was genuinely concerned—and immensely paranoid—about the possibility of war with Germany. In addition to selling countless copies, his work inspired a generation of secret service officers who would go on to form Britain’s legendary MI5. “Germany is our friend—for the moment...What may happen to-morrow?” Alerted to a possible plot by German secret agents to invade Britain, a young solicitor and his trusted allies attempt to disrupt these shadowy figures—before it’s too late. While a nation wakes, works, eats, and sleeps, these anonymous heroes track down sources, search for clues, and place their lives on the line for the good of the many. While the truth is unclear, the stakes are not: the fate of their people is in their hands. Written only a few years before the outbreak of the First World War, Spies of the Kaiser incorporates years of research and experience to weave a tale from the deepest fears of the nation. With detailed maps, secretive discussions, and prescient descriptions of submarines and airplanes used for war, Le Queux’s novel seems pulled from headlines yet unwritten, and tragically to come. While not much is known about the author, it is possible his claims of firsthand knowledge regarding the murky movements of spies and diplomats throughout Europe and Britain were true. One thing, however, is certain: his paranoia was far from unfounded. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of William Le Queux’s Spies of the Kaiser is a classic espionage thriller reimagined for modern readers.

Spies of the Kaiser
Spies of the Kaiser

Author: T. Boghardt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0230508421

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Spies of the Kaiser examines the scope and objectives of German covert operations in Great Britain before and during the First World War. It assesses the effect of German espionage on Anglo-German relations and discusses the extent to which the fear of German espionage in the United Kingdom shaped the British intelligence community in the early Twentieth-century. The study is based on original archival material, including hitherto unexploited German records and recently declassified British documents.

Spies Of The Kaiser Plotting The Downfall Of England
Spies Of The Kaiser Plotting The Downfall Of England

Author: William Le Queux

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9359954985

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"Spies of the Kaiser" is a thrilling undercover agent book written with the aid of William Le Queux, a prolific British creator identified for his work in the thriller and thriller genres. The Unconventional, which came out inside the early 1900s, is a gripping story approximately spying, political intrigue, and the growing tensions within the international that added approximately World War I. The story takes location in Europe earlier than World War I and follows the primary man or woman, Richard Scarsmere, as he receives stuck up in a complex internet of spying run via the use of the German Empire. Scarsmere's journey leads him via a maze of plots and mystery operations that show how difficult the Germans are running to damage their enemies. This tale by way of using Le Queux, who is stated for knowing the way to write suspenseful reminiscences, has components of a mystery, an espionage tale, and a political thriller. "Spies of the Kaiser" now not handiest honestly captures the mood of the time, but it also gives us a glimpse into the methods utilized by worldwide locations that were approximately to visit war to secret agent on each specific. The book talks about loyalty, betrayal, and the excessive-stakes exercise of gathering facts. Le Queux's writing skills really shine via as he creates a disturbing and excessive experience that keeps readers on the edge of their seats due to the fact the characters try and make their way thru a worldwide complete of threat and lies.

Spies of the Kaiser
Spies of the Kaiser

Author: William Le Queux

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780714642789

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The Spies of the Kaiser was not just another tale of scheming foreigners and plucky British heroes, for this paranoid tale of German secret agents plotting the invasion of Britain played a major part in the formation of MI5,

Spies of the First World War
Spies of the First World War

Author: James Morton

Publisher: National Archives UK

Published: 2010-05-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781905615469

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Best-selling author James Morton tells the story of organized espionage in Britain from spy fever early in the 20th century to the end of the First World War and the rise of air intelligence. He introduces us to a world of colorful characters and dark underhand dealing in which spies, male and female, driven by love, money, patriotism or a mix of all of them, struggled to survive. The first English officer spies are featured alongside their frequently flamboyant French, Belgium and German counterparts - from the hunchback dentist Wilhelm Klauer to the 'Grande (and lesser) horizontales' such as Mata Hari. So too are their controllers such as authors John Buchan and Somerset Maugham and men like Richard Tinsley who oversaw a network of some 2000 spies from Holland. As professionalism grew great successes emerged - not least the deciphering of the intercepted Zimmerman telegram - along with notable failures. Morton tackles both in a meticulously researched narrative that balances the history of espionage with the human stories of individuals and tales of heroism with cowardice, incompetence and betrayal.

African Kaiser
African Kaiser

Author: Robert Gaudi

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0698411528

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The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary bio­graphy… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.

Spies in Uniform
Spies in Uniform

Author: Matthew S. Seligmann

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0199261504

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This book counters such revisionist arguments. Matthew Seligmann disputes the suggestion that the British government either got its facts wrong about the German threat or even, as some have claimed, deliberately 'invented' it in order to justify an otherwise unnecessary alignment with France and Russia. By examining the military and naval intelligence assessments forwarded from Germany to London by Britain's service attaches in Berlin, its 'men on the spot', Spies in Uniform clearly demonstrates that the British authorities had every reason to be alarmed.

The Kaiser and His Court
The Kaiser and His Court

Author: John C. G. Röhl

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-06-27

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780521565042

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A personal and political analysis of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II using new archival sources.

Jack of Spies
Jack of Spies

Author: David Downing

Publisher: Soho Press

Published: 2014-05-13

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1616952695

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This complex and “always entertaining” espionage novel takes readers to the dawn of the most fascinating characters of the 20th century—the spy (Washington Post). On the eve of WWI, a Scottish car salesman’s ‘innocent’ data-gathering plunges him into a high-stakes game of espionage he never expected. It is 1913, and those who follow the news closely can see the world is teetering on the brink of war. Jack McColl, a Scottish car salesman with an uncanny ear for languages, has always hoped to make a job for himself as a spy. As his sales calls take him from city to great city—Hong Kong to Shanghai to San Francisco to New York—he moonlights collecting intelligence for His Majesty’s Secret Service, but British espionage is in its infancy and Jack has nothing but a shoestring budget and the very tenuous protection of a boss in far-away London. He knows, though, that a geopolitical catastrophe is brewing, and now is both the moment to prove himself and the moment his country needs him most. Unfortunately, this is also the moment he begins to realize what his aspiration might cost him. He understands his life is at stake when activities in China suddenly escalate from innocent data-gathering and casual strolls along German military concessions to arrest warrants and knife attacks. Meanwhile, a sharp, vivacious American suffragette journalist has wiled her way deep into his affections, and it is not long before he realizes that her Irish-American family might be embroiled in the Irish Republican movement Jack’s bosses are fighting against. How can he choose between his country and the woman he loves? And would he even be able to make such a choice without losing both?