The Secrets of the German War Office

A first-person memoir recounts the narrator's recruitment and career in secret intelligence, describing undercover missions across Europe and overseas. It details episodes of diplomatic intrigue, betrayals, and counterintelligence operations in multiple capitals and in the United States. Interspersed are analyses of the German military administration's organization and methods, supported by documents, reproductions of handwriting, and eyewitness description. Closing chapters examine armament programs and the build-up to large-scale war while reflecting on the moral and political consequences of espionage and secret diplomacy.