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Sidney Reilly
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Sidney George Reilly, fictionalized as the "Ace of Spies", was a Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and later by the Foreign Section of the British Sec
Reilly's 1918 German passport (issued to "George Bergmann")
Reilly's 1918 German passport (issued to "George Bergmann")
A 1904 photograph of Ethel Voynich, née Boole. In 2016, new archival evidence surfaced confirming Boole's relations with Reilly.
A 1904 photograph of Ethel Voynich, née Boole. In 2016, new archival evidence surfaced confirming Boole's relations with Reilly.
Port Arthur, Manchuria, c. 1898–1901, with docked Imperial Russian gunboat Bobr and battleship Navarin
Port Arthur, Manchuria, c. 1898–1901, with docked Imperial Russian gunboat Bobr and battleship Navarin
A 1904 ukiyo-e print of the night attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese Navy. The surprise attack was made possible by the intelligence gathering of R
A 1904 ukiyo-e print of the night attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese Navy. The surprise attack was made possible by the intelligence gathering of Reilly and Ho Liang Shung.
Battle of Port Arthur
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The Battle of Port Arthur of 8–9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the neutral Russian flee
Sidney Reilly
…Japanese Navy. Guided by these stolen plans, the Japanese Navy navigated by night through the Russian minefield protecting the harbour and launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur on the night of 8–9 February 1904 (Monday 8 February – Tuesday 9 February). The stolen plans did not help the Japanese much. Despite ideal conditions…
Japanese print displaying the destruction of one Russian ship
Japanese print displaying the destruction of one Russian ship
Illustration of the destruction of Russian destroyers by Japanese destroyers
Illustration of the destruction of Russian destroyers by Japanese destroyers
A Japanese torpedo boat approaches a Russian torpedo boat. A Japanese sailor attacks with a saber the commander of the enemy ship and then throws him
A Japanese torpedo boat approaches a Russian torpedo boat. A Japanese sailor attacks with a saber the commander of the enemy ship and then throws him to the sea in a furious impetus (Angelo Agostini, O Malho, 1904).
The Japanese destroyer Sasanami on 10 March 1904, with the Russian Stereguchtschi in tow, shortly before the latter sank
The Japanese destroyer Sasanami on 10 March 1904, with the Russian Stereguchtschi in tow, shortly before the latter sank