Since I can read French I will certainly keep an eye out for this book.
I suppose it is only fair to say that any history of espionage can cause problems unless you are sure of having all the information...that at the end of the game everyone shows all their cards! I'm reminded of all the unsolved enigmas of the Cold War they are trying to resolve now that they have more access to Soviet sources.
If Barère was taking money from the English he could have only pretended to be cooperating to gather intelligence from them or feed them disinformation. Does Blanc discuss that possiblity?
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Re: Poor Barère!
Date: 2008-12-19 01:36 am (UTC)I suppose it is only fair to say that any history of espionage can cause problems unless you are sure of having all the information...that at the end of the game everyone shows all their cards! I'm reminded of all the unsolved enigmas of the Cold War they are trying to resolve now that they have more access to Soviet sources.
If Barère was taking money from the English he could have only pretended to be cooperating to gather intelligence from them or feed them disinformation. Does Blanc discuss that possiblity?