Assignment Cyprus: Middle East Mission - Couverture souple

Parnall-Gilbert, Michael

 
9780595273416: Assignment Cyprus: Middle East Mission
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595273416 ISBN 13 : 9780595273416
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

Assignment Cyprus includes an account of the 1956 invasion of the Suez Canal. With a murderous conflict in Cyprus coming to a head, Nyles Hawkspurr and his S.A.S. troop of specialists are posted to this lovely island to hunt for the elusive General Grivas, leader of the EOKA terrorist organization in the mountains.On a covert assignment, Hawkspurr must first journey alone to Spain to eliminate a Greek arms dealer who is supplying weapons to the terrorists. After a successful operation, Hawkspurr has a romantic interlude with a wild Gypsy dancer, but is later arrested by Spanish police unsure of his identity. Later, with help from the Gypsies, Hawkspurr escapes by boat to Gibraltar.Reunited with his men, Hawkspurr seeks out and destroys the enemy in towns, villages, and mountain hideouts, and yet still finds time for romance with Greek and Turkish women alike. When the Egyptian government under General Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, Hawkspurr enters Egypt clandestinely to gather information. During the Anglo/French invasion of Suez, he leads a special unit of his own men and French Foreign Legionnaires on a parachute raid to a canal installation. For the thrilling climax Hawkspurr returns to Cyprus.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Assignment Cyprus includes an account of the 1956 invasion of the Suez Canal. With a murderous conflict in Cyprus coming to a head, Nyles Hawkspurr and his S.A.S. troop of specialists are posted to this lovely island to hunt for the elusive General Grivas, leader of the EOKA terrorist organization in the mountains.On a covert assignment, Hawkspurr must first journey alone to Spain to eliminate a Greek arms dealer who is supplying weapons to the terrorists. After a successful operation, Hawkspurr has a romantic interlude with a wild Gypsy dancer, but is later arrested by Spanish police unsure of his identity. Later, with help from the Gypsies, Hawkspurr escapes by boat to Gibraltar.Reunited with his men, Hawkspurr seeks out and destroys the enemy in towns, villages, and mountain hideouts, and yet still finds time for romance with Greek and Turkish women alike. When the Egyptian government under General Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, Hawkspurr enters Egypt clandestinely to gather information. During the Anglo/French invasion of Suez, he leads a special unit of his own men and French Foreign Legionnaires on a parachute raid to a canal installation. For the thrilling climax Hawkspurr returns to Cyprus.

Biographie de l'auteur

TROOPERIs a former professional soldier and Military Intelligence Field Officer trained in the British S.A.S. He fought terrorism in many parts of the world, but now writes purely for entertainment based on personal experience, and subscribes to the old soldier?s adage, ?No names, no pack drill!?

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595273416
ISBN 13 
9780595273416
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
238
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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