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All the works included in this collection are dedicated to the work of intelligence services during the First World War and were written by employees of these services. For Basil Thomson, head of the Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department during the First World War, there were almost no secrets that he was not privy to. Throughout the four years of the war, he was in constant contact...

I love the simple, not loud verse, /That smiles and so delicate. /I am near to the artless style, /That, as a school-girl, diligent. /I love a music of the verse, /It's breath and even signs. /I try to find the sparks of wisdom /In person, who is sly.

The text is accompanied by unique photographs. Color illustrations are prepared on the basis of the documents and give an accurate representation of the characteristic elements of the SA uniform.

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