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Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British
David Tremain
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Description for Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British
Hardback. What made a Dutchman escape to England in 1942 ostensibly to betray his country to the Germans? This story has remained a mysterious episode of the Second World War until now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
Early in the morning of 18 May 1942, three Dutchmen were captured in the North Sea and taken to MI5. It soon became clear that one in particular, Johannes Marinus Dronkers, was no mere refugee escaping the Nazi occupation. He had a hidden agenda: to betray secrets about the state of Britain's war preparedness to the German Abwehr. It was to be an intriguing episode in the cat-and-mouse game played between German and British intelligence. But was Dronkers guilty, or was he made an example of by the British authorities, his fate pre-determined by the climate of ... Read more
Early in the morning of 18 May 1942, three Dutchmen were captured in the North Sea and taken to MI5. It soon became clear that one in particular, Johannes Marinus Dronkers, was no mere refugee escaping the Nazi occupation. He had a hidden agenda: to betray secrets about the state of Britain's war preparedness to the German Abwehr. It was to be an intriguing episode in the cat-and-mouse game played between German and British intelligence. But was Dronkers guilty, or was he made an example of by the British authorities, his fate pre-determined by the climate of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445661582
SKU
V9781445661582
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-55
About David Tremain
David Tremain has previously written book reviews for the Canadian Association for Security & Intelligence Studies, as well as several other publications for museums. A retired ex-pat paper conservator and security specialist, he lives in Ottawa, Canada. Nigel West is an author specialising in security, intelligence and espionage issues. He is the European Editor of the 'World Intelligence Review', published ... Read more
Reviews for Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British
`Dronkers' remarkable story began to emerge in 1981, but it is only now that the whole case can be examined in detail'
Nigel West
Nigel West