Q's war secrets

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'James Bond' gadgets including tiny compasses in gold teeth and cameras in cigarette lighters that helped our PoWs flee Nazis


  • Many inventions in catalogue, Per Ardua Libertas, were brainchild of Christopher Hutton, who worked at little-known MI9 government agency
  • Other gadgets include radio receivers in cigar boxes and silk maps that could be rolled up
  • Fewer than 100 manuals printed and given to US intelligence officers who were way behind British in espionage design
  • Dummy version of 76-page guide owned by London printing company is now set for auction


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Q¿s war secrets: 007-style gadgets including tiny compasses in gold teeth and cameras in cigarette lighters that helped our PoWs flee Nazis | Mail Online