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The Spy Beside the Sea: The Extraordinary Wartime Story of Dorothy O'Grady
Adrian Searle
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Paperback. 'The Spy Beside the Sea' reveals one of the strangest stories of espionage to emerge from the Second World War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Dorothy O’Grady is uniquely placed in the annals of espionage. She was the first Briton condemned to death under the Treachery Act of 1940 after she was frequently spotted on the outskirts of Sandown (a prohibited area on the Isle of Wight), insisting time and again that her dog had strayed. Had her appeal not saved her from the gallows, she would have been the only woman of any nationality to suffer death under the Act during the Second World War – indeed, the only woman to be executed in Britain for spying in the 20th century. Yet the full ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752479637
SKU
V9780752479637
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99-10
About Adrian Searle
Adrian Searle is the author of Churchill's Last Wartime Secret (Pen & Sword, 2017). He was a journalist for many years and was born and raised on the Isle of Wight.
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