Writing in 1915, once the war had made the subject speakable, the defender of Mafeking explains the different kinds of spies, from strategical agents to residential informers and field scouts, and how they pass on what they learn by secret signals. Between the classifications come his own escapades, sketching fortifications disguised as a butterfly collector and slipping past sentries and policemen.
Brisk and boastful by turns, an entertaining glimpse of Edwardian intelligence work from the man who founded the Boy Scouts. Download the free EPUB.