The Captain Made His Escape - account of a sensational escape in the Belle Époque
The Captain Made His Escape - account of a...

The Captain Made His Escape - account of a sensational escape in the Belle Époque

L20240143
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A member of the French secret services, Captain Charles Lux was arrested on 3 December 1910 in Friedrichshafen, while preparing to infiltrate a zeppelin hangar housing the famous German airships...

Tried for espionage before the High Court of Justice in Leipzig, he was convicted — despite the absence of evidence of his intentions — and sentenced to serve six long years of detention in an obscure fortress in Silesia. This was too much for his superior: even though Lux had acted on his own initiative, he decided to organise his escape... against the wishes of the Quai d'Orsay!

This thoroughly researched work, written by a specialist in the history of military intelligence, tells the story of a spectacular feat — an improbable escape that could have triggered a Franco-German conflict... two and a half years before the First World War!

 

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Author 1
Olivier Lahaie
Publication date
25/07/2024
Pages
329
Illustrations
Approx. 100 illustrations
Cover
Paperback
Format
15.5 cm × 22.0 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Lavauzelle

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