{"product_id":"to-walk-in-the-dark","title":"'To Walk in the Dark'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuring the bloody years of the First English Civil War, as the battles of Edgehill, Newbury and Naseby raged, another war was being fought.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its combatants fought with cunning and deceit in a hidden conflict that nevertheless would steer the course of history. The story of the spies and intelligence-gatherers of the Roundheads and Royalists is one that sheds new light on the birth of the Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e‘To Walk in the Dark’\u003c\/em\u003e, intelligence specialist John Ellis presents the first comprehensive analysis of the First English Civil War intelligence services. He details the methods of the Roundhead spies who provided their commanders with a constant flow of information about the movements of the King’s armies, describes the earliest use of code-breaking and mail interception and shows how the Cavalier intelligence forces were overcome. He also reveals the intelligence personnel themselves: the shadowy spymasters, agents and femme fatales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe descriptions of how intelligence information was used in the main battles are particularly fascinating and show how intelligence information played a decisive role in determining the outcome of the Civil War itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249916301656,"sku":"9781803999418","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781803999418_1eabb000-ce7c-4117-be3f-ac86063d603f.jpg?v=1779862545","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/to-walk-in-the-dark","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}