William Wickham, Master Spy - The Secret War Against the French Revolution

A biography of William Wickham (1761-1840), Britain's master spy on the Continent for more than five years during the French Revolutionary wars. It follows Wickham's career to narrate the rise and fall of his secret service community.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Entering the Maze; Chapter 2 Defending the Constitution, 1792-4; Chapter 3 `Save France, Monsieur, and Immortalize England': The First Great Plan, 1795; Chapter 4 'Exaggerated Dimensions and an Unnatural Appearance': Plotting Regime Change in France, 1796-7; Chapter 5 The Green Great Game, January 1798-June 1799; Chapter 6 'Going Full Gallop, with Our Swords Drawn': Wickham's Second European Mission, 1799-1801; Chapter 7 'When Great Men Fall out': Ireland, 1802-4; Chapter 8 Out in the Cold, 1804-40;

About the author

Michael Durey

Product details

• Authors: Michael Durey, Durey Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138663770
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66377-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The Enlightenment World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Biography: historical, political and military