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THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman.
Stock no. 1826476
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The decoding of the fateful telegram and the story of a momentous incident. Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w photos. A very nice copy containedi n publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE SPY'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by Graham Greene; Hugh Greene; Stella Rimington. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.
Stock no. 1826428
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, white titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology edited by Greene and Greene, introduced by Rimington. 260 pages. A lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed and has a minor knock to one closed edge.

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GUNPOWDER & GLORY: THE EXPLOSIVE LIFE OF FRANK BROCK OBE
Written by Harry Smee; Henry Macrory.
Stock no. 1826394
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A remarkable combination of James Bond and 'Q', Frank Brock was killed in action over one hundred years ago; a dardevil combatant, secret agent and brilliant inventor all rolled into one. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of Brock's Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank's five-times great-grandfather, and which he was being groomed to run. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781612008448. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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THE PURPLE VALLEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1826327
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second in a series of Secret Service novels. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel, and has surface paper loss to base of spine.

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AGENT MICHAEL TROTOBAS AND SOE IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Written by Stewart Kent; Nick Nicholas.
Stock no. 1826181
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

British SOE Agent Michael Trotobus was captured on his first mission and led a mass break-out from Mausac Internment Camp and eventually returned to England where he immediately volunteered to return and established a resistance group around Lille and the Pas de Calais for a year... Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473851634. A few minor marks to front board and text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label at top of front panel.

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FLIGHT MOST SECRET: AIR MISSIONS FOR SOE AND SIS
Written by Gibb McCall.
Stock no. 1825797
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Moon Squadrons and the part they played in the secret war during the years 1942 to 1945, flying SOE and SIS agents to their all-important missions in occupied France, and the even more hazardous pick-up operations. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718300386. Boards clean, spine cocked. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a couple of closed tears (no loss).

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ASTON HOUSE STATION 12: SOE'S SECRET CENTRE
Written by Des Turner.
Stock no. 1825378
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fascinating history of this little-known SOE station based on extensive interviews with the men and women who worked there during the war. This is the full story of one of Britain's vital but unsung top secret centres for sabotage operations during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750942770. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy.

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COVERT RADAR AND SIGNALS INTERCEPTION: THE SECRET CAREER OF ERIC ACKERMANN
Written by Peter Jackson; David Haysom.
Stock no. 2140656
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eric George Ackermann became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781783462681. Bumping to top and tail of spine.

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THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman.
Stock no. 2138588
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The decoding of the fateful telegram and the story of a momentous incident. Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w photos. A little fading to spine. Slip case is very good - a few marks.

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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 2135943
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. A few small marks to rear cover. Slip case is very good - some marks and scuffs.

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CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE: POET & SPY
Written by Park Honan.
Stock no. 2135925
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark covers with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780198186953. Foxing to outer page edges. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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SPYNEST BRITISH AND GERMAN ESPIONAGE FROM NEUTRAL HOLLAND 1914-1918
Written by Edwin Ruis.
Stock no. 2125801
Published by The History Press. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750965064. A few grubby marks to outer page edges, else fine. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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