Michael Durey

William Wickham, Master Spy

The Secret War Against the French Revolution

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Produktbeschreibung

A biography of William Wickham (1761-1840), Britain's master spy on the Continent for more than five years during the French Revolutionary wars. It follows Wickham's career to narrate the rise and fall of his secret service community.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9781851969838
• ISBN-10: 1851969837
• Artikelnr.: 43600952

Autorenporträt

Michael Durey

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Entering the Maze
Chapter 2 Defending the Constitution, 1792-4
Chapter 3 `Save France, Monsieur, and Immortalize England': The First Great Plan, 1795
Chapter 4 'Exaggerated Dimensions and an Unnatural Appearance': Plotting Regime Change in France, 1796-7
Chapter 5 The Green Great Game, January 1798-June 1799
Chapter 6 'Going Full Gallop, with Our Swords Drawn': Wickham's Second European Mission, 1799-1801
Chapter 7 'When Great Men Fall out': Ireland, 1802-4
Chapter 8 Out in the Cold, 1804-40

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Introduction; Chapter 1 Entering the Maze; Chapter 2 Defending the Constitution, 1792-4; Chapter 3 `Save France, Monsieur, and Immortalize England': The First Great Plan, 1795; Chapter 4 'Exaggerated Dimensions and an Unnatural Appearance': Plotting Regime Change in France, 1796-7; Chapter 5 The Green Great Game, January 1798-June 1799; Chapter 6 'Going Full Gallop, with Our Swords Drawn': Wickham's Second European Mission, 1799-1801; Chapter 7 'When Great Men Fall out': Ireland, 1802-4; Chapter 8 Out in the Cold, 1804-40;