A Taste for Treason

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The Letter That Smashed a Nazi Spy Ring

By Andrew Jeffrey

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A Taste for Treason by Andrew Jeffrey delves into the gripping world of spies and espionage in Britain during the Second World War. The narrative explores the intricate operations of both the British intelligence services and their adversaries, revealing the courageous and covert activities that played critical roles in the war effort. This historical account offers a detailed examination of the strategies and personal stories that shaped wartime espionage.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by stories of espionage and intrigue during wartime. It delves into the intricate world of spies and the covert operations that shaped history, offering a captivating glimpse into the clandestine efforts and daring missions.

A Taste for Treason

When Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany in 1937, she could not have known that she would become one of the world's most successful amateur spycatchers. This is her untold true story, the story of how a Nazi spy's letter, intercepted in Scotland, broke spy rings across Europe and America.

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A gripping true story of wartime espionage.

Dundee, 1937. When housewife Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany, she had no idea that she was about to be drawn into an international web of espionage. Thanks to a tip-off from Mary, MI5 and the FBI launched major spy hunts on both sides of the Atlantic.

This is the true story of a decade-long series of Nazi espionage plots in Britain, Europe and the United States. It shows how a Nazi spy's letter, posted in New York and intercepted in Scotland, broke spy rings across Europe and North America. And it reveals, for the first time, how that letter marked the genesis of an intelligence and security alliance that today includes the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

‘Fascinating, gripping and expertly researched... an extraordinary true tale of espionage told with all the drama and panache of a spy thriller’ — Michael Smith, bestselling author of The Secrets of Station X

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780277882

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Birlinn Ltd

Illustration: 8pp b/w plates

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 379g

Pages: 288

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Andrew Jeffrey Education & Reference European History History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Dr Andrew Jeffrey has written extensively on military and maritime history. He authored a trilogy of books on Scotland's role in the Second World War: This Dangerous Menace, This Present Emergency and This Time of Crisis. Media work includes research and on-air contributions for The Thistle, The Crown and The Swastika (BBC 1995), Salvage Squad (Channel 4 2001), Timeframe (SMG 2004), a BBC educational project on the Second World War (BBC 2010), the Dutch documentary The O-13 Mystery Still on Patrol (Wing TV 2013) and the French documentary Submarines against the Nazis (ZED for RMC Decouverte 2019).