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Rounding Up Spies on the Western Front
In a quiet French village a gun crew recalls a summer of boredom and a wartime spy caper. Two soldiers uncover a hidden telephone link from the village estaminet to a German observer, tracing signals via a farmer using changing horses to warn of troop movements. The tale ends with the spy’s capture and the soldiers earning little praise.
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Intelligence Department
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Houghton
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Feld
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