Odd People: Hunting Spies in the First World War
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Author: Basil Thomson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
As head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police, Basil Thomson was responsible for hunting, arresting and interrogating possible spies identified by the nascent British intelligence services before the First World War. In Odd People, he recalled the hysteria of his age, rocked by exuberant spy-scares provoked by German aggression in the build-up to war and by those within the British establishment who sought to manipulate popular panic.
Author: Basil Thomson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
As head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police, Basil Thomson was responsible for hunting, arresting and interrogating possible spies identified by the nascent British intelligence services before the First World War. In Odd People, he recalled the hysteria of his age, rocked by exuberant spy-scares provoked by German aggression in the build-up to war and by those within the British establishment who sought to manipulate popular panic.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Basil Thomson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
As head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police, Basil Thomson was responsible for hunting, arresting and interrogating possible spies identified by the nascent British intelligence services before the First World War. In Odd People, he recalled the hysteria of his age, rocked by exuberant spy-scares provoked by German aggression in the build-up to war and by those within the British establishment who sought to manipulate popular panic.
Author: Basil Thomson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
As head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police, Basil Thomson was responsible for hunting, arresting and interrogating possible spies identified by the nascent British intelligence services before the First World War. In Odd People, he recalled the hysteria of his age, rocked by exuberant spy-scares provoked by German aggression in the build-up to war and by those within the British establishment who sought to manipulate popular panic.
Odd People: Hunting Spies in the First World War