Courageous Spies and International Intrigue of World War I

by Allison Lassieur

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during World War I  using photos, original sources, maps, timelines, and little known facts.

Genres: History

64 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

A professional freelance author who began her career in publishing as an avid D&D player, Lassieur worked for thirteen years in the publishing industry as an editor for magazines such as Disney Adventures and Highlights for Children.

She's edited game products for TSR, West End Games, and Sierra Online. In addition, she has more than two dozen nonfiction children's books to her credit and has contributed to such magazines as National Geographic World and Scholastic News.

Lassieur lives and works in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Paula Shreckhise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting middle reader. I learned a lot about spies during WWI. Some spies I had heard about but some were new to me. And I learned that Riley Ace of Spies was a real person. Fascinating facts about real events. I would recommend it to middle school students and even adults.

[Amelia Wakeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, so if you’re a anime fan (like me) you’d probably get the vibe that the spies are similar to SPY x FAMILY and the German secret police uniforms are almost the same. Otherwise, awesome book, it was really cool!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

With photographs and short amounts of text, this slim volume features various spies who operated during WWI. Not only do readers meet interesting and unlikely spies such as Edith Cavell, a nurse who also spied on the side and Sidney Reilly, deemed the master of disguises because of the many identities he could assume, but they also learn about La Dame Blanche, a network of spies consisting of regular citizens like you and me who were determined to do their bit for justice and to bring the Nazis to their knees. There is even a story about Mata Hari, who was nowhere near as exotic as her name might lead one to believe and who was found guilty of spying on little evidence and put to death despite the fact that she probably was not a spy at all. Readers will want to look for more information to flesh out these fascinating snippets from history and possibly give up any interests they themselves have in getting involved in espionage. As always with titles like this one, I find myself craving more.