Month: June 2017

Web Review – Compilation 11 Site – 12 of the Weirdest Secrets of World War 2

Well, there is always something new. I came across a blog post on the C11 (Compilation 11) website. This is a rather dubious site that has a bunch of posts about “The 10 most…” and the “The 13 most…”. Why one should expect accuracy from such a site is a bit of a mystery… but… […]

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Marking the Grave of Engelbertus Fukken a.k.a. Jan Willem ter Braak

The sad tale of Engelbertus Fukken, alias Jan Willem ter Braak has recently been published in more detail by Jan Willem van den Braak (no relation). The author’s persistent research tracked down relatives of the unfortunate Fukken who filled in some of his background story. Their astonishment at having such an infamous character in their

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Book Review – The London Cage – Alexander Paterson Scotland – 1957

The Book The London Cage; Lt. Col. A.P. Scotland, O.B.E.; Evans Brothers Limited; London; 1957. Summary I purchased a copy of The London Cage several years ago and got around to reading it this past week. The London Cage was one of a series of interrogation centres run by MI19. It was commanded by Lt.

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Book Review – Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, The Enemy Spy Captured by the British – 2017

The Book Rough Justice – The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British; David Tremain; Amberley Publishing; The Stroud, Gloucestershire; 2016. Summary Johannes Marinus Dronkers was a poor sod of a guy. A Dutchman who struggled to make a living in Nazi-occupied Holland, he was an easy mark for the

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