In September 1940 three German spies landed by seaplane on the Scottish coast, and were arrested almost immediately. Drawing on still heavily redacted MI5 files, this investigation probes the mystery of why, when her two male companions were hanged, the beautiful, Russian-born Vera Eriksen was interned in Holloway prison but never prosecuted, whether she was a double agent, and what happened to her after the war.
In September 1940 a beautiful young woman arrived by seaplane and rubber dinghy on the shores of Scotland accompanied by two men - one of Germany's many attempt to penetrate British defences and infiltrate spies into the UK. This seems to be one of the few established facts in the otherwise mysterious tale of Vera Eriksen. Even the origins of the woman described as 'the most beautiful spy' remain hazy, as does her ultimate fate. David Tremain delves into the archives, and in doing so begins to reveal glimpses of her fascinating life story: her career as a dancer in Paris; a tumultuous and violent dalliance with a White Russian officer of uncertain identity; her time in England with the Duchesse de Chateau-Thierry, an Abwehr agent; the suspicious and untimely death of her husband, and a rumoured pregnancy. The Beautiful Spy also grapples with perhaps the biggest mystery of all: what happened to Vera after she was released by the British?
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/beautiful-spy518577The Beautiful Spyhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/518577.jpg10.9910.99GBPInStock/Back by popular demand/History/Military History/History/Military History/Categories/World War Two/History/Military History/Categories/Espionage/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Historical Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & MemoirsIn September 1940 three German spies landed by seaplane on the Scottish coast, and were arrested almost immediately. Drawing on still heavily redacted MI5 files, this investigation probes the mystery of why, when her two male companions were hanged, the beautiful, Russian-born Vera Eriksen was interned in Holloway prison but never prosecuted, whether she was a double agent, and what happened to her after the war.Hardback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/518577_media-1.jpgadd-to-cartrrp_info:£25.00productId:82001bic_code:BGH, HBWQ, JPSHBGH, HBWQ, JPSH£25.00David TremainGeneral239x161mmHistory PressYesHardbackHistorical, Political & MilitarySecond World WarEspionage
