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My Adventures as a Spy
Written during the first years of World War I by a British military hero, this charming volume introduces the essentials of spycraft. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and storyteller extraordinaire, developed his spying skills in South Africa and conducted some of his most inspired work in the Balkans, where he worked undercover as a butterfly hunter. In brief, breezy chapters, he explains how to adopt disguises, hide messages, create diversions, escape capture, and perform other thrilling maneuvers.
"A good spy no matter which country he serves is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow," Baden-Powell declares. His attitude toward espionage as a sport, in which the players appreciate and honor each other, brings the emotional exhilaration of a well-played game to these tales of danger and adventure. This book will captivate anyone with an interest in spying and the history of espionage.
"A good spy no matter which country he serves is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow," Baden-Powell declares. His attitude toward espionage as a sport, in which the players appreciate and honor each other, brings the emotional exhilaration of a well-played game to these tales of danger and adventure. This book will captivate anyone with an interest in spying and the history of espionage.
Reprint of the C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London, 1915 edition.
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Written during the first years of World War I by a British military hero, this charming volume introduces the essentials of spycraft. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and storyteller extraordinaire, developed his spying skills in South Africa and conducted some of his most inspired work in the Balkans, where he worked undercover as a butterfly hunter. In brief, breezy chapters, he explains how to adopt disguises, hide messages, create diversions, escape capture, and perform other thrilling maneuvers.
"A good spy no matter which country he serves is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow," Baden-Powell declares. His attitude toward espionage as a sport, in which the players appreciate and honor each other, brings the emotional exhilaration of a well-played game to these tales of danger and adventure. This book will captivate anyone with an interest in spying and the history of espionage.
"A good spy no matter which country he serves is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow," Baden-Powell declares. His attitude toward espionage as a sport, in which the players appreciate and honor each other, brings the emotional exhilaration of a well-played game to these tales of danger and adventure. This book will captivate anyone with an interest in spying and the history of espionage.
Reprint of the C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London, 1915 edition.
historical biography; autobiography; memoir; espionage; intelligence; spy; adopt disguises; hide messages; create diversions; escape capture; ww i; world war i; spycraft; south africa; balkans; undercover; butterfly hunter; spying; field work; communication; mission; assassinations; spies; national security; realistic; suspense; crime; military; scouting movement;deeper context;boy scouts;spys;butterflies;spy-craft;civvies;mafeking;grands;tasking;interchanged;well-played;2-page;spying;fortifications;tradecraft;spycraft;skits;recon;daggers;validates;espionage;boer;balkans;gutenberg;founder;exploits;spies;sketches;lays;baden powell;books on daggers;books on recons;books on espionages;books on sketches;books on boy scouts;books on skits;books on balkans;books on spies;books on founders;books on boer;books on spycraft;books on butterflies;books on fortifications;books on spy-crafts;books on exploits;books on spys;books on grands;books on gutenberg
