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CONTENTS

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IThe Alsatian Smuggler who helped Napoleon to capture the Austrian Army[3]
IIBelle Boyd, the Confederate Girl who saved Stonewall Jackson[21]
IIIThe Indian Scout who was the Hero of King Philip’s War[35]
IVHow the Suicide of a Staff Officer Once Averted War between Austria and Russia[51]
VThe Romantic Side of Major André’s Unsuccessful Exploit[63]
VIThe Strange Adventures of the Chevalier D’Eon at the Russian Court[79]
VIIHow Napoleon’s Chief Spy Hoodwinked the Emperor of Austria[95]
VIIILydia Darrah, the brave Quakeress who saved Washington’s Army from Destruction[111]
IXDoctor Steiber and the Mystery of the Franco-Prussian War[129]
XThe Adventure of Private Morgan in the camp of Cornwallis[145]
XIThe Mysterious and Romantic Case of General Napper Tandy[159]
XIIHow Monsieur de Meinau helped to make Jerome Bonaparte King of Westphalia[175]
XIIIThe Strange Mystery Surrounding the Betrayal of Captain Nathan Hale[189]
XIVMajor Le Caron and the Fenian Invasion of Canada[205]
XVHow Emma Edmonds Penetrated the Confederate Lines[223]
XVIThe Amazing Adventure of Brigadier-General Lafayette C. Baker[243]
XVIIThe Mysterious “F” and the Captured Troopers[273]
XVIIIThe Mysterious Man who asked for a Light[293]
XIXCarl Lody and Spies of the World’s Greatest War[309]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Capture of Major André. (See page [67])[Frontispiece]
Napoleon Bonaparte[6]
Belle Boyd[22]
King Philip, or Metacomet[44]
The Meeting Between Benedict Arnold and Major André[66]
The Chevalier D’Eon[83]
Lydia Darrah and Lieutenant-Colonel Craig[118]
Prince von Bismarck[135]
General Lafayette[148]
General Napper Tandy[170]
Captain Nathan Hale[200]
Major Le Caron (Thomas Beach)[206]
Brigadier-General Lafayette C. Baker[243]
Major-General J. E. B. Stuart[285]
John E. Wilkie[294]
William J. Flynn[317]

The World’s Greatest Military
Spies and Secret Service Agents

I
THE ALSATIAN SMUGGLER WHO HELPED NAPOLEON TO CAPTURE THE AUSTRIAN ARMY