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35: 191: 148: 372:, in theory a very prestigious post within MI6. Not able to deal with bureaucracy and boredom, he resigned the military in 1920 and took employment procuring patents and inventions for a British shipbuilding company. He later returned to 391:, who was one of MI6's most important World War I spies. Although Landau did not reveal Krüger's name, as Krüger was still active, MI6 considered Landau persona non grata. His book was published in the U.K. in 1938 as 376:, before emigrating to the United States in 1923 where he worked as a teacher. After obtaining U.S. citizenship in 1933, Landau worked as an investigator for the Federal Works Agency and the U.S. Maritime Commission. 360:, it was arguably the most effective intelligence operation of the First World War and, according to Cumming, produced 70 per cent of all Allied intelligence on the German forces worldwide. 158: 533: 513: 493: 348:
Landau became head of military intelligence station in Rotterdam, and his main task was to connect with Belgian resistance groups. His biggest success would be the handling of
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In August 1914 he went to France with a volunteer hospital unit, later gaining a commission with the
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All's Fair. The Story of the British Secret Service Behind the German Lines
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After the war Landau was sent to lead the passport control office in
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Spynest. British and German Espionage from Neutral Holland 1914-1918
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The Enemy Within. The Inside Story of German Sabotage in America
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MI6. The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949
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Spreading The Spy Net. The Story of a British Spy Director
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Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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In 1934 Landau published his memoirs as a World War I
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when he was recruited into what is now known as the
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