Papa Spy

Papa Spy
Author: Jimmy Burns
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802719651

In the 1930s Tom Burns was a rising star of British publishing, whose friends and authors included G. K. Chesterton, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, the artist Eric Gill and the poet David Jones. And among his glittering social circle he had set his heart on the beautiful Ann Bowes-Lyon, cousin of the Queen. When war was declared in 1939, Burns joined the Ministry of Information, effectively the propaganda wing of the secret services. Sent to Madrid as press attaché at the British Embassy, where the Ambassador was the formidable and very Proetstant Sir Samuel Hoare, Burns used his faith and his deep love of Spain in the propaganda war against the Nazis, who at the time had nearly unrestricted access to the Spanish media. Burns' brief was to do all in his power to keep Franco neutral and so protect Gibraltar and access to the western Mediterranean. The strategy was simple, but the tactics were more complicated, especially when Burns found he had begun to make enemies at home, not least among them Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt, head of the MI6's Iberian section. By 1941 he felt far from the real fighting, Ann had pledged herself to another man, and Burns was spending as much time protecting his back as fighting the Nazis. How he overcame these odds, was involved in the Man Who Never Was decoy plot, arranged Leslie Howard's fatal propaganda trip to Portugal and Spain, and finally found true love while loyally serving his country is the story told in this extraordinary book by his son.

The Princess Spy

The Princess Spy
Author: Larry Loftis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2022-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982143878

The hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility.

Papa, Papa

Papa, Papa
Author: Jean Marzollo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2001
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780439318884

Beavers, swans, wolves, penguins and other young animals engage in activities with their fathers.

Churchill's German Spy

Churchill's German Spy
Author: David Tremain
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2023-12-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1399053868

Compared to many of MI5's other double agents, HARLEQUIN’s career was very short-lived, lasting only for a few months in 1943. However, during that time he provided insights into the various parties involved in the Appeasement process in 1938; the Czech crisis of 1939; the enterprises of a Franco-American businessman who hosted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s marriage in France; the espionage activities of an aristocratic German family; Admiral Canaris, the head of the Abwehr – many of the Abwehr’s personalities with whom he had come into contact or had known about and the agents he employed – as well as relations between the disparate organisations of the German intelligence services – the Abwehr, Gestapo, and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the intelligence arm of the SS. Furthermore, he revealed the German Armistice Commission’s involvement in espionage and their links to the Abwehr. MI5 shared this intelligence with the FBI and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) before HARLEQUIN requested that he be returned to American custody where he remained for the rest of the war. His effectiveness as a double agent will be examined using newly-released official files as a primary source.

The Spy's Daughter

The Spy's Daughter
Author: Bianca M. Schwarz
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1771683538

Riding the wave of the very popular Regency genre, The Gentleman Spy Mysteries series mixes mystery with happily ever after romances to capture the hearts of readers. The fourth and final book in the darkly romantic Gentleman Spy Mysteries. Emily March, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Henry March, has all she needs: bountiful wealth, ample beauty, and abundant talent. But will this be enough to secure the one thing she truly wants: a loving marriage and her own family? However, it’s not her illegitimacy that stands in her way, but a mystery her father—an agent of the crown—has never been able to solve. Max Warthon has twice rescued Emily from the machinations of his sinister grandfather, the Earl of Warthon, enemy of Sir Henry. Max knows that getting too close to his daughter will lead to certain peril, but he cannot resist her. Played out in front of London’s high society, their whirlwind romance attracts everyone's attention — and raises the ire of the Earl. With old secrets standing in their way, will Emily and Max be able to unravel the mystery of an ancient hatred and unmask the true enemy? Their happiness and their lives depend on it.

Eye Spy

Eye Spy
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0756413222

In this second installment of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, the children of Heralds Mags and Amily must follow in their parents' footsteps to protect the realm. Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. Their daughter, Abidela, dreams of building on her parents' legacy by joining her father's network of spies, hoping to offset her seeming lack of a Gift. But when Abi senses the imminent collapse of a bridge only moments before it happens, she saves countless lives, including that of her best friend, Princess Katiana. The experience, though harrowing, uncovers her unique Gift—an ability to sense the physical strains in objects. Intrigued by the potential of her Gift, the Artificers seek to claim her as their own—but only the Healers can train her. Through training with both of them, Abi discovers unique facets of her Gift, including a synesthetic connection to objects that allows her to “see” as well as feel the strains. Her Gift may also grant her a distinct advantage as a spy—there won’t be a building in the entire kingdom of Valdemar with a secret room that she doesn’t know about. With the help of her mentors, she must hone her gift to uncover the hidden secrets in the depths of Valdemar.

I Spy Thanksgiving

I Spy Thanksgiving
Author: Jean Marzollo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0545220947

Simple text challenges the reader to find objects hidden in the photographs.

Years Ago

Years Ago
Author: Ruth Gordon
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1948-10
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822212850

THE STORY: Me, who is Ruth Gordon Jones (later famous as Ruth Gordon), is a young girl living with her retired sea-captain father and her mother near Boston. Me is determined to go on the stage, but Mama and Papa are aghast. Papa wants Me to

I Spy Spooky Night

I Spy Spooky Night
Author: Jean Marzollo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2005
Genre: Halloween
ISBN: 0439684293

This "I Spy" book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items. Children look for bats, lizards, frogs, owls and tombstones. From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.