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These Amazing Revelations of the Kaiser’s Spy Have Enthralled 2(10,000 Readers in America and England 
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The Secrets of the German War Office 
By DR. ARMGAARD KARL GRAVES, Secret Agent 
With the Collaboration of EDWARD L. FOX 
This thrilling story of the brilliant German spy system is by the Kaiser's Secret Agent. It is the intrigue, adventure, plot 
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Published a few days before the war, this remarkable book received the unqualified praise of the German Crown Prince 
The German Empire’s Hour of Destiny 
By COLONEL H. FROBENIUS 
With Preface by SIR VALENTINE CHIROL, Formerly Foreign Editor of the London Times 
This book predicts the War and the strategy thereof, and shows the why and wherefore of the Kaiser’s challenge to Europe and his defiance 
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TOMMY ATKINS AT WAR 
THE MODERN ARMY IN ACTION 
AS TOLD IN HIS OWN LETTERS 
Edited by 
JAMES A. KILPATRICK 
By MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. O’RYAN 
Commanding N. Y. Division of National Guard 
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Formerly Instructor in Military Science at West Point 
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