Agent of the Iron Cross : the race to capture German saboteur-assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I

Agent of the Iron Cross : the race to capture German saboteur-assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I / Bill Mills.

Author/creator	Mills, Bill, 1958- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Description	x, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Witzke, Lothar, 1895-1962. Jahnke, Kurt, 1882-1945? Espionage, German--United States --History --20th century. Germans--United States --History --20th century. World War, 1914-1918--Secret service --Germany. Subversive activities--United States --History --20th century. World War, 1914-1918--United States. Spies--Germany --History --20th century.

Portion of title	Race to capture German saboteur-assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I
Contents	Escape from Valparaiso -- The Most Deadly Sabotage Team in History -- "You will have to kill him first. He's in our way." -- "I am Mr. Butcher's man!" -- "Get down and hang on!" -- Placed together, the two scraps of paper read "NOVIA" -- Crossing the Line -- Breaking the Code -- The Court-Martial of Lothar Witzke -- The Jail Break of Lothar Witzke -- "Every activity is to be suspended..."
Abstract	"Full of drama and intrigue, with master spies and double agents, diabolical sabotage devices, secret codes, and invisible ink, this is the true story of a German agent sent to the United States during World War I to launch a terror campaign of sabotage and murder, and the American counterintelligence effort that led to his capture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-241) and index.
LCCN	2023016439
ISBN	9781538182086
ISBN	1538182084 (cloth)

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