Month: July 2014

Josef Jakobs – A Victim of the Treachery Act – Part 3

During World War II, several individuals were charged under the Treachery Act. The vast majority of them were found guilty and executed. A few escaped with their lives. Remember that during the House of Commons discussion on May 22, 1940, the Members of Parliament were told that the Treachery Act would only be applied in […]

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Josef Jakobs – A Victim of the Treachery Act – Part 2

Josef Jakobs was charged under the Treachery Act of 1940. Prior to its promulgation, suspected spies and saboteurs could be charged under the Official Secrets Act or the Defence Regulations, neither of which offered the death penalty as a punishment. On May 22 and May 23, the Treachery Act bill was rushed through the House

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Book Review – Camp 020 by Col Robin Stephens, editted by Oliver Hoare

The Book Camp 020: MI5 and the Nazi Spies, Lt Col. R.W.G. Stephens, introduced and edited by Oliver Hoare, Public Record Office, 2000. Review This book might not be what you would expect, in that it is not a “book” per se. In the 1990s, MI5 declassified a document entitled A Digest of Ham written

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Film Review (Part 2) – Tales from the Tower (2001) by Ardent Productions

The Film Tales from the Tower was released in 2001 by Ardent Productions, a film company based in England. It was produced for the American market and aired on The Learning Channel. Producers: Robin Bextor, Edward Wessex (also known as Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), Larry Lamb and Peter Koper.Directors: Paul Bryers and Robin Bextor.Writers:

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Film Review (Part 1) – Tales from the Tower (2001) by Ardent Productions

The Film – Tales from the Tower (2001) Producers: Robin Bextor, Edward Wessex (also known as Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), Larry Lamb and Peter Koper.Directors: Paul Bryers and Robin Bextor.Writers: Daniel Diehl and Mark P. Donnelly (who later published a book with the same title in 2004). N.B. This video should not be confused

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