Inside Camp X

by Lynn Philip Hodgson

Camp X - the top secret World War II 'secret agent training camp on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction

222 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 1999

Reviews

[Glynda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Piqued my interest so much so that I visited the site of Camp X in Whitby. Incredible that we had a spy school here in Canada during WW2 - Ian Fleming even attended!

[K. A. MacKinnon]

This book is clearly a labour of love written by an enthusiastic amateur. I found the information often vague and muddled, the photos sometimes hilariously bad, and the writing overly riddled with exclamation points.

If you're looking for a detailed and thoroughly researched history of the camp, I recommend Camp X: Canada's School for Secret Agents 1941-45 by David Stafford. It's on the dry side, but much more informative.

[Bill Leach · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of Camp-X set up north of Toronto in 1941 by William Stephenson to train covert agents to infiltrate German held territories during WW II. The author describes the camp, how it came into existence, some of the logistics and stories of some of the agents that were trained at the camp. The author went to lengths to obtain much of the information, making the book a bit of an insider's account.

[Kristine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did you know there was a secret training camp in Ontario during WWII? I didn't.

[Scott Dermody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating read but not well-written or copy-edited.

[Kristin Haynes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dry and poorly written

[Sandra Acacia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is an interesting read. There were some things that make you wonder why they said that and why an editor didn't pick up on it.

[Don Bennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple read with a lot of great nuggets. Only the occasional foray into thesis and argument support, primarily a factual summary of what was gathered in research with a lot of good photos.

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't finish this one.....after reading the Camp X books I was really interested in getting the 'real' story behind them.....unfortunately I found this one too dry and unorganized....it just did not gel together for me. It's worth picking up for the pictures though......it would be better if you could read it in one or two sittings and not have to put it down too much....

[Jen McIntyre · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fascinating info but could have used a solid edit.