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Melanie King - Secrets in a Dead Fish: The Spying Game in the First World War - 9781851242603 - V9781851242603
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Secrets in a Dead Fish: The Spying Game in the First World War

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Description for Secrets in a Dead Fish: The Spying Game in the First World War Hardcover. Drawing on the words of many of the spies themselves, 'Secrets in a Dead Fish' is a fascinating compendium of clever and original ruses that casts new light into the murky world of espionage during the First World War. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
How did German intelligence agents in the First World War use dead fish to pass on vital information to their operatives? What did an advertisement for a dog in The Times have to do with the movement of British troops into Egypt? And why did British personnel become suspicious about the trousers hanging on a Belgian woman’s washing line?

During the First World War, spymasters and their networks of secret agents developed many ingenious – and occasionally hilarious – methods of communication. Puffs of smoke from a chimney, stacks of bread in a bakery window, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851242603
SKU
V9781851242603
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Melanie King
Melanie King is the author of 'Secrets in a Dead Fish' (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2014), 'Can Onions Cure Earache? Medical Advice from 1769' (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2012) and 'The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death' (Oneworld Publications, 2008).

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