Jacobite Spy Wars: Moles, Rogues and Treachery | 
 enlarge | Author: Hugh Douglas
Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.5 x 1
ISBN: 0750914254
Dewey Decimal Number: 941
EAN: 9780750914253
ASIN: 0750914254
Publication Date: October 1999
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The Jacobite story is more than the tale of Bonnie Prince Charlie, his unlucky father and grandfather and a handful of battles - the Boyne, Sheriffmuir, Preston, Prestonpans, Falkirk and Culloden. It is also one of history's longest-running spy sagas, the story of the Jacobite years, of spies and counter-spies, treachery and manipulation. This book unravels an unending intelligence war on and off the battlefield, as across Europe, moles dug for secrets at every court, and kings, ambassadors, soldiers, cardinals and royal mistresses all took part, from the great Duke of Marlborough to Madame Pompadour and the devious King Louis XV. As for the Prince, he was a master of disguise and intrigue, which fooled his enemies, yet his arrogance and impetuosity contributed greatly to the Jacobites' eventual defeat in the espionage war. In the final analysis all the battles won and lost during the Jacobite century do not account for the failure of the Stuarts to be restored to the kingdoms they lost at the Glorious Revolution - ultimate defeat lay in their failure to win the intelligence war.
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Jacobite Spy Wars : Moles, Rogues and Treachery December 1, 1999
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Acclaimed Scottish writer, Hugh Douglas, blends history, romance and intrigue to make a good espionage story into a great one. His cast includes kings, diplomats, soldiers, cardinals, and royal mistresses, as well as the author Daniel Defoe, and of course, Bonnie Prince Charles. And this book is a History Book Club Selection.
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