Peculiar Liaisons in War, Espionage, and Terrorism in the Twentieth Century A Non-Fiction Book by John S. Craig [jscraigiii@yahoo.com] Available from Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com

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Chapter 1 The Black Hand That Ignited World War I Gavrilo Princip -- Assassin of Archduke Ferdinand Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijevic -- Head of the Black Hand

Chapter 2 The Ace and Queen of World War I Spies Mata Hari -- The Courtesan Spy Sidney Reilly -- The Ace of Spies

Chapter 4 Courageous Strikes Against the Axis Powers General Jimmy Doolittle -- Leader of Doolittle's Raiders General Knut Haukelid -- Norwegian Commando

Chapter 3 Tactical Deception -- Lawrence of Arabia, The Haversack Trick, and Operation Mincemeat Major T.E. Lawrence -- Lawrence of Arabia Major R. Meinertzhagen -- Deception Master Major W. Martin - The Man Who Never Was

Chapter 6 The Dark Secrets of Nazi Intelligence Admiral Wilhelm Canaris -- Abwehr Chief and Nazi Traitor General Reinhard Heydrich -- Final Solution Architect

Chapter 5 The Dirge of the Black Orchestra Adolf Hitler -- Nazi Warlord Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg -- Nazi War Hero and Anti-Nazi Hero

Review:  Jim Bless, RoundTable Reviews: "The White Hand, The Golden Dawn.  The Black Hand.  These and other little known subjects are briefly, yet thoroughly, examined and described in this historic and important work . . . you will discover many things you never read in your history books, and some of the material shocking and incredible.  I found this book hard to put down."

Chapter 7 The Assassination of JFK Lee H. Oswald -- Alleged Assassin David Ferrie -- Mercenary Mystery Man

Review: Jim Agnew, producer of the Michael Dresser Show, USA Radio Network. "This is my kind of read.  Short, well-researched chapters on my favorite events and people:  Lawrence of Arabia, JFK and his assassination, Jimmy Doolittle and his raid on Tokyo, and the master-spy Kim Philby.  Honest evaluations on historical events of enormous interest.  The Middle East and T.E. Lawrence is quite timely.  The book flows.  Highly recommended."  Review:  John Cullen, Far Sector.  "Peculiar Liaisons touches all the traditional bases from Mata Hari to Gavrilo Princip, from T.E. Lawrence to Lee Harvey Oswald, in a lively yet believable style . . . shows a tangled skein of connecting threads running among famous as well as infamous individuals . . .one of the best high-brow bathroom books you'll buy in years.  You will want to drag your computer in there too, since Craig will have you doing searches on all the marvelous little goodies he has arrayed for you like a grocer arranging apples in a crate for your sidewalk in(tro)spection."

Review:  Glenda Bixler, IP Book Reviewer.  "Peculiar Liaisons reads almost like a novel . . . historians will want to add this book to their personal library about today's events . . .  it captures our interest and provides sufficient narrative to satisfy our needs. Peculiar Liaisons is a signficant research effort.  Are today's actions molded from history?  Perhaps, more specifically, are individuals, who may be viewed as heroes or enemies, depending upon your perspective or background, actually who influences us? John Craig has pulled together facts. Interesting facts.  Horrible facts.  His book can stand alone from which to learn."  Review:  Bob Spear, Publisher and Chief Reviewer, Heartland Reviews. "If you have an interest in the Balkans, this is a must read.  It is also excellent background for both WWI and WWII.  Finally, if you're a Kennedy assassination follower, there is some interesting material.  These diverse subject are drawn together by the thread of the actions of a few unique individuals and how they affected the flow of history.  This is an interesting academic read of the history of the last century in terms of war and world conflict . . . extensive bibliography and references."

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