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Author:

Mills, Bill, 1958-, author.

Title:

Agent of the Iron Cross [Book] : the race to capture German saboteur-assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I / Bill Mills.

Format:

[Book] :

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

x, 251 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Witzke, Lothar,--1895-1962.
Jahnke, Kurt,--1882-1945?.
Espionage, German--History--20th century.
Germans--United States--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Secret service--Germany.
Subversive activities--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--United States.
Spies--Germany--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-241) and index.

Contents:

Escape from Valparaiso -- The Most Deadly Sabotage Team in History -- "You will have to kill him first. He's in our way." -- "I am Mr. Butcher's man!" -- "Get down and hang on!" -- Placed together, the two scraps of paper read "NOVIA" -- Crossing the Line -- Breaking the Code -- The Court-Martial of Lothar Witzke -- The Jail Break of Lothar Witzke -- "Every activity is to be suspended...".

Summary:

"Full of drama and intrigue, with master spies and double agents, diabolical sabotage devices, secret codes, and invisible ink, this is the true story of a German agent sent to the United States during World War I to launch a terror campaign of sabotage and murder, and the American counterintelligence effort that led to his capture"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538182084
9781538182086

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1378725523

LCCN:

2023016439

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)