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Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, was well known as a mountaineer and traveller when, in 1899, he organised an expedition to the Arctic, obtaining a steam whaling ship in Oslo which he renamed the Stella Polare. His ambition was to reach the highest possible latitude (and possibly the North Pole itself) by careful logistical arrangements, wintering on the ice in Franz Josef Land and using dog-sledges to travel further north. He also intended a scientific survey of the area in which the team passed the winter. His account of the expedition was published in Italian in 1902 and this two-volume English translation by William Le Queux (better known as the author of sensationalist spy and crime novels) appeared in 1903. Volume 1 recounts the genesis and progress of the expedition, and Volume 2 gives detailed accounts of the two sledge journeys.
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This book delves into the horrors of World War 1, particularly the German atrocities committed against innocent civilians in Belgium that stunned the civilized world. The author presents a shocking and irrefutable record of events, meticulously documented through statements from victims, witnesses, and captured German soldiers. The text exposes the systematic brutality and inhumane treatment inflicted by the German forces, including the massacre of non-combatants, the destruction of towns, the torture of prisoners, and the violation of women and children. The book's significance lies in its unflinching portrayal of the depths of human depravity during wartime and serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of unchecked aggression.
This is a unique and authenticated edition of this title which is published exclusively for e-readers by Qwertyword Limited of Exeter. We have created a new cover style, colour and image; proofed and reset the text; edited out the errors; created chapter formats; and presented the work in a layout, and style designed for ease of reading on your device. Every one of our books has its own dedicated ISBN and which is different from the ISBN allocated to any hard copy edition of this work which we might publish.” From the outbreak of war until today, I have hesitated to write this book. But, I now feel impelled to do so by a sense of duty. The truth must be told. The peril must be faced. Few men, I venture to think, have been more closely associated with, or know more of the astounding inner machinery of German espionage in this country, and in France, than myself. Though the personnel of the Confidential Department established at Whitehall to deal with these gentry have, during the past six years, come and gone, I have, I believe, been the one voluntary assistant who has remained to watch and note, both here and in Belgium —where the German headquarters were established—the birth and rapid growth of this ever-spreading canker-worm in the nation's heart. I am no alarmist. This is no work of fiction, but of solid and serious fact. I write here of what I know; and, further, I write with the true spirit of loyalty. Though sorely tempted, at this crisis, to publish certain documents, and make statements, which would, I know, add greatly to the weight of this book, I refrain, because such statements might reveal certain things to the enemy, including the identity of those keen and capable officials who have performed so nobly their work of contra-espionage. Yet today, with the fiercest war in history in progress, with our bitterest enemy threatening us with invasion, and while we are com¬pelled to defend our very existence as a nation, yet Spies are nobody's business! It is because the British public has so long been officially deluded, reassured and lulled to sleep, that I feel it my duty to now speak out boldly, and write the truth after a silence of six years. Much contained within these covers will probably come as a complete revelation to many readers who have hitherto and perhaps not unjustly, regarded spies as the mere picturesque creation of writers of fiction. At the outset, however, I wish to give them an assurance that, if certain reports of mine— which now repose in the archives of the Confidential Department — were published, they would create a very considerable sensation, and entirely prove the truth of what I have ventured to write within these covers. I desire, further, to assure the reader that, since 1905, when I first endeavoured to perform what I considered to be my duty as an Englishman, I have only acted from the purest patriotic motives, while, from a pecuniary point of view, I have lost much by my endeavour. The knowledge that in the past, as now, I did what I conceived to be but my duty to my country, was, in itself, an all-sufficient reward; and if, after perusal of this book, the reader will only pause for a moment and reflect upon the very serious truths it contains, then I shall have accomplished all I have attempted. We have, since the war, had a rude awakening from the lethargy induced by false official assurances concerning the enemy in our midst. It is for the nation to now give its answer, and to demand immediate and complete satisfaction from those who were directly responsible for the present national peril, which, if unchecked, must inevitably result in grave disaster.
