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My Adventures as a Spy, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, K.C.B. All about the author's experiences in espionage. There are narrow escapes through the climbing of scaffolding, mountaineering, experiences in South Africa, and counter-espionage.
The scout is looked up to as a brave man, and his expedients for gaining information are thought wonderfully clever, so long as he remains in uniform. If he goes a bit further, and finds that he can get his information better by adopting a disguise—even at the greater risk to himself through the certainty of being shot if he is found out—then he is looked down upon as a "despicable spy." I don't see the justice of it myself.
A good spy—no matter which country he serves—is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow.
And illustrations of how to conceal a sketch of a fortress in a butterfly's wings:
(Splotches on the lines are the fortress' guns, and positioned where the line extends inside the outline of the fortress.)
Fascinating, informative, and biographical.
The scout is looked up to as a brave man, and his expedients for gaining information are thought wonderfully clever, so long as he remains in uniform. If he goes a bit further, and finds that he can get his information better by adopting a disguise—even at the greater risk to himself through the certainty of being shot if he is found out—then he is looked down upon as a "despicable spy." I don't see the justice of it myself.
A good spy—no matter which country he serves—is of necessity a brave and valuable fellow.
And illustrations of how to conceal a sketch of a fortress in a butterfly's wings:
(Splotches on the lines are the fortress' guns, and positioned where the line extends inside the outline of the fortress.)
Fascinating, informative, and biographical.
