Spies of the Kaiser
Subtitle: German covert operations in Great Britain during the first World War era
By: Thomas Boghardt.
Series: St. Antony's series; St. Antony's series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, in association with St. Antony's College, Oxford
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Espionage, German -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Germans -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1901-1936; Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1888-1918
Description: "German espionage in Great Britain during the First World War era provides a continuing source of fascination, but the true activities of the 'Spies of the Kaiser' have long been shrouded in mystery. Thomas Boghardt's study, based on hitherto untapped British and German sources, examines for the first time the scope and objectives of German covert operations in Great Britain before and during the First World War, and challenges the traditional view that MIS, the British security service, was able to thwart German espionage. Spies of the Kaiser reveals how the German secret services employed anthrax and sabotage against the Allies in the First World War and how the spectre of German espionage profoundly shaped the emerging British intelligence community.

It is a highly relevant and timely book for today's world in which terrorist threats and the role of the secret services in democratic societies remain intensely debated issues."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-219) and index.