Spy of the century : Alfred Redl and the betrayal of Austria-Hungary / John Sadler and Silvie Fisch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadler, John, 1953- author.

Fisch, Silvie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Redl, Alfred, 1864-1913.

Redl, Alfred.

Spies--Austria--Biography.

Spies.

Austria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Spy of the century : Alfred Redl & the betrayal of Austro-Hungary

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

"During the night of 24 to 25 May 1913 three high-ranking military officials wait for hours outside a hotel in the centre of Vienna. At around 2am they hear the shot of a Browning. They know that one of their own has just ended his life: Colonel Alfred Redl, the former deputy head of the Evidenzbüro, the Austro-Hungarian General Staff's directorate of military intelligence, and confidant of the heir to the throne. ... What no one had known; for almost a decade he had betrayed significant and damaging secrets to the Italians, the French and the Russians."--Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface

1. Prelude

2. The boy from Lemburg

3. The last waltz

4. The game

5. Evidenzbureau (INtelligence Bureau)

6. The 'ace of spies'

7. The betrayal

8. Dolce vita

9. The fall

10. Legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473848733

1473848733

9781473848719

1473848717