Month: October 2014

Food for the Hungry – The Ration Book of Josef Jakobs

Had German spy Josef Jakobs landed uneventfully in Huntingdonshire on the evening of 31 January, 1941, he would still have faced a number of hurdles on his way to London. Wartime Britain had instituted food rationing in January 1940 and every man, woman and child required a Ration Book. All food items were rationed: sugar, […]

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A Light in the Darkness – The Torch and Lighter of Josef Jakobs

The farm field in which German spy Josef Jakobs landed on the night of 31 January 1941 was most likely enshrouded in unrelieved darkness. The waxing crescent moon was hidden behind clouds and British wartime regulations ensured that farmhouse lights were hidden behind blackout curtains. Josef was equipped with two items which would have helped

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Radio Review – BBC – World War I at Home – Carl Hans Lody

The Show – BBC Radio Scotland – Edinburgh, Scotland: Carl Lody, Spy on the Forth Original Air Date – 17 February 2014Station – BBC RadioShow – World War I at HomeDuration – 6:38 minutesProducer -unknownClip available here Review This programme tells the story of Carl Hans Lody, a German spy who was executed at the

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Radio Review – BBC Radio – World War I at Home – Tower of London: The Execution of Eleven German Spies

The Show – BBC Radio – Tower of London, London: The Execution of Eleven German Spies Original Air Date – 3 February 2014Station – BBC RadioShow – World War I at HomeDuration – 6:49 minutesProducer -unknownClip available here Review Although this radio programme deals primarily with the execution of German spies during World War I,

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