Month: December 2015

German Spy equipped with Two and a Half Pounds of Chocolate

Recently I’ve reestablished contact with Martyn, grandson of Horace Jaikens, the police officer who was in charge of the Ramsey Police Station when Josef was captured. Martyn is a war history buff and a great source of information on Ramsey and the surrounding area. Last week, Martyn sent me some information from a book that […]

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The Mysterious Origins of Britain’s WWII Spy Catcher – William Edward Hinchley Cooke

Over a year ago, I wrote a blog post about Lt. Col. William Edward Hinchley Cooke, an MI5 officer who helped catch and prosecute numerous spies during World War II. Hinchley Cooke picked up the nickname “Cookie” during his career, a rather innocent term for such a dedicated and dangerous MI5 officer. While I have

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