Riddle of the sands. a record of secret service, paperback/erskine childers

One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War.

The story builds in excitement as two young men on a sailing holiday discover a German plot to invade England.

This edition is complemented by a fine introduction which examines the novel in its political and historical context.