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British 'Spy Fever' in the First World War : Fearing the Enemy Within.

Bloomsbury Collections: History 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Richards, Harry, author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (367 pages)
Edition:
1st edition.
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
Summary:
An exploration of how 'spy fever' supposedly gripped the British nation during the First World War.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Figures
Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I Part: Origins of spy fever, 1900-14
1 An era of anxiety
2 The outbreak of war
Part II Part: Individual fears, 1914-15
3 Wartime spy phobias
4 Playing the great game
Part III Part: Collective anxieties, 1914-15
5 Concerns on the Home Front
6 Public opinion and the enemy within
7 The spy obsession
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Part I
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Part II
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Part III
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-350-52345-3
1-350-52347-X
1-350-52346-1
OCLC:
1523375866

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