The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret ServiceWhile on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers—who served in the Royal Navy during World War I—as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft. |
Contents
DAVIES | |
RETROSPECT | |
WANTED A NORTH WIND | |
SCHLEIFIORD Chapter 7 THE MISSING PAGE | |
THE FIRST NIGHT IN THE ISLANDS | |
BENSERSIEL | |
Chapter 16COMMANDER VON BRÜNING Chapter 17 CLEARING THE | |
IMPERIAL ESCORT | |
THE RUBICON | |
THE LITTLE DRAB BOOK | |
BLINDFOLD TO MEMMERT | |
THE QUARTETTE | |
THE THEORY | |
I SIGN ARTICLES | |
HIS CHANCE | |
THE PATHFINDERS | |
MY INITIATION | |
THE MEANING OF OUR WORK | |
A CHANGE OF TACTICS | |
FINESSE | |
I DOUBLE BACK | |
THE SEVENSIELS | |
Epilogue | |
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