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The Riddle of the Sands written by Erskine Childers performed by Anton Lesser on Audio Cassette (Unabridged)£39.99

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Widely recognized as the first modern spy thriller, this 1902 lone masterpiece by World War I Royal Navy officer Erskine Childers was written as a wake-up call to the British government...

The Riddle of the Sands written by Erskine Childers performed by Simon Vance on CD (Unabridged)

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ISBN: 9781433267697
Genre - Main: Fiction
Genre - Specific: Historical
Duration: 630 mins
Length: Unabridged
Author: Erskine Childers
Performer 1: Simon Vance
Rarity: Extremely Rare

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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service by Irish author Erskine Childers is often described as the first modern thirller and was one of the first popular spy novels. Published in 1903 novel it spearheaded a genre and influenced the great espionage writers John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carre and...

many others. The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom and is sited by Winston Churchill as one of the major reasons the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow.

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D-Day Despatches written by BBC Radio Archive performed by Robin Duff, Chester Wilmot, Colin Wills and Richard Dimbleby on CD (Abridged)£9.99

This programme focuses on the largest sea-borne invasion in modern history and one of the world's most tightly kept secrets. It brings together despatches from the BBC War Correspondents who brought up-to-the-minute, graphic descriptions of the events to the listening public. This is a unique collection, a chance to hear history in the making: the day and the hour of D-Day June 1944.