The Riddle of the Sands
Author: Childers, Erskine
ISBN: 9780812966145
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 May 2003
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers-who served in the Royal Navy during World War I-as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft.
ISBN: 9780812966145
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 May 2003
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers-who served in the Royal Navy during World War I-as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft.
