The Secrets of Rue St Roch: Intelligence Operations behind Enemy Lines in the First World War

Morgan, Janet

ISBN 10: 0713997656 / ISBN 13: 9780713997651

Published by Allen Lane / The Penguin Group, London, 2004

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First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, otherwise in almost 'as new' condition, not price clipped (£18.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks almost unread. 408pp, illustrated. Spring 1917 on the Western Front. How were the Allies to discover where the Germans were going to make their next push, which parts of the line they were reinforcing? In this first full account of an Allied spying operation behind enemy lines during the First World War, Morgan describes how British military intelligence set up its Paris office in 1917 and persuaded a Luxembourg woman of remarkable courage to return as a spy to her native country to watch over the crucial railway marshalling yards there. To join her they sent Albert Baschwitz Meau, one of the most dashing, brave and colourful characters of this or any other war, who was floated one dark night in spring 1918 in an unpowered balloon over German lines. Morgan reveals how the Allies recruited agents in Europe and ran their operations in enemy controlled territory. But as well as the espionage story, she also tells the personal stories of the individual men and women who worked under such intense pressure and in such exceptional circumstances. Quite scarce signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secrets of Rue St Roch: Intelligence Operations behind Enemy Lines in the First World War
• Publisher: Allen Lane / The Penguin Group, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713997656
• ISBN 13: 9780713997651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Ghost
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The Secrets of Rue St. Roch: Intelligence Operations Behind Enemy Lines in the First World War

About the Author

Janet Morgan is the editor of the Crossman diaries and the author of, among other books, the authorised lives of Agatha Christie and Edwina Mountbatten. She lives in Scotland.