The Riddle of the Sands -- Erskine Childers, Paperback

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers--who served in the Royal Navy during World War I--as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft.

Author: Erskine Childers
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 12/10/2002
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780812966145

About the Author
Milt Bearden was chief of the CIA's Soviet/East European division at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. He received the Donovan Award and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest honor, and is the author of The Black Tulip (available from Random House Trade Paperbacks) and co-author of The Main Enemy (published in 2003 by Random House).