Book Review - Horrible Histories - Spies

Horrible Histories - Spies Wander through the bookstore at the Imperial War Museum and you're likely to spy a book entitled Horrible Histories - Spies . It's a children's book designed to awaken young minds to the horrible history of World War 2 espionage. It does a rather admirable job. The book is full of all sorts of interesting stories and facts, often related in a rather tongue-in-cheek fashion. For example, regarding Karel Richter, the book has this to say: On 14 May 1941 German spy Karel Richter dropped into England on a parachute. He buried the parachute. Sadly crackpot Karel also buried his food supplies by mistake. After two days he was ill with hunger and the police caught him when he was taken to hospital. He was hanged. At least he didn't die hungry. Horrible Histories - Spies - page 77 A few factual errors (date and method of his capture) but on the whole, the account is accurate, and designed to illicit a rueful laugh from the reader. Min