Rough Justice: The True Story of Agent Dronkers, the Enemy Spy Captured by the British
Oct 2016 · Amberley Publishing Limited
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Early in the morning of 18 May 1942, three Dutchmen were captured in the North Sea and taken to MI5. It soon became clear that one in particular, Johannes Marinus Dronkers, was no mere refugee escaping the Nazi occupation. He had a hidden agenda: to betray secrets about the state of Britain’s war preparedness to the German Abwehr. It was to be an intriguing episode in the cat-and-mouse game played between German and British intelligence. But was Dronkers guilty, or was he made an example of by the British authorities, his fate pre-determined by the climate of war-torn Britain? And why wasn’t he turned, as MI5 had done and would do to many other enemy spies? The Dronkers case raises important questions about the process of dealing with wartime spies and the punishments meted out by British authorities. Using newly available official files and other sources, this book examines the details of Dronker’s recruitment, capture and interrogation by MI5, as well as his trial at the Old Bailey. David Tremain compares the Dronkers case with that of other wartime spies, reveals the Abwehr’s lost recipe for secret ink, and exposes exactly what made a Dutchman escape to England in 1942 betray his country. This unsettling story has remained a little-known episode of the Second World War until now.
About the author
David Tremain has previously written book reviews for the Canadian Association for Security & Intelligence Studies, as well as several other publications for museums. A retired ex-pat paper conservator and security specialist, he lives in Ottawa, Canada.
Nigel West is an author specialising in security, intelligence and espionage issues. He is the European Editor of the 'World Intelligence Review', published in Washington DC, and the editorial director of the St Ermin's Press. He was voted 'The Experts' Expert' by the Observer. He writes regularly for Spears Wealth Management Survey and works with the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies.
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