From the April 2018 Issue Tuning Out Auntie’s War: The BBC during the Second World War By Edward Stourton LR
From the July 2003 Issue Memorable Deedes At War With Waugh: The Real Story of Scoop By W F Deedes LR
From the October 2009 Issue Murky Waters Papa Spy: Love, Faith and Betrayal in Wartime Spain By Jimmy Burns LR
From the March 2007 Issue A Pirate and Predator The Meinertzhagen Mystery: The Life and Legend of a Colossal Fraud By Brian Garfield LR
From the March 2012 Issue Big Bad Boat Target Tirpitz: X-Craft, Agents and Dambusters – The Epic Quest to Destroy Hitler’s Mightiest Warship By Patrick Bishop LR
From the April 2014 Issue Pujoling a Fast One The Spy with 29 Names: The Story of the Second World War’s Most Audacious Double Agent By Jason Webster LR
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