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First published - in English- by Kribe-Verlag , Berlin 1931. The 1931 edition expanded on a shorter edition first published ( in German) , in 1920, and Spindler's role in the arms shipment planned by Germany to arrive in Ireland on the 'Aud'( also know as the 'Libau')
From the author's preface - It gives the reader a first authentic account of the beginnings of the easter Rising of 1916 and the part played by Roger Casement. The things that befell me as commander of the Libau , and later on, as a prisoner of war in England, are as thrilling as teh most sensational fiction ... More over, in the appendix of this book I have brought together all the authentic documents concerning the pre-history of the Sinn Féin Rising, as well as a number of verbatim reports of the decisions of the various conferences, thereby enabling us, after fifteen years, to get a truthful picture of the actual course of events'
This Anvil Press edition, 1965, ( the first widely available paperback edition) has an introduction by Florence O'Donoghue.
Bumps to spine, edgewear to covers.