Who was Major Kavan Elliott, womaniser, wartime saboteur, rogue and peacetime spy? Behind an ostensibly respectable business cover his nomadic life entangled him in a web of deception, beautiful women, Communist double agents and interrogation at the hands of the Gestapo and the Hungarian secret police. This is the extraordinary, authentic story of the quest undertaken by Kavan Elliott's son - the author, Geoffrey Elliott - for the truth about his remarkable father. His search takes him from the torture chambers of Budapest to the classified archives of the British Secret Intelligence Service and reveals an astonishing tale of espionage, betrayal, romance and double-dealing, a trail that led from suburban Croydon to Tsarist Siberia.
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Geoffrey Elliott was a merchant banker with Siegmund Warburg moving to New York as a managing director of Morgan Grenfell. He learned Russian at Cambridge while serving in the Intelligence Corps and qualified as an interpreter. He is an honorary fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford.
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 58150987-20
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Vendeur : Military History Books, Weymouth, DORSE, Royaume-Uni
(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Mass market paperback. Film lifting on bottom edge of back cover. Good. The story of the quest undertaken by Kavan Elliott's son to discover the truth about his father. From the torture chambers of Budapest to the classified archives of the British Secret Intelligence Service. Behind the cover of a seemingly respectable business career, Elliott was entangled in a complex web of deception, glamorous women, Communist double agents and interrogation at the hands of the Gestapo and Hungarian secret police. Was the man who dropped blind into Serbia in 1942 on a mission for SOE or a courageous daredevil. (Published: 1999) (Publisher: St. Ermin's Press) (ISBN: 0953615103) (Pagination: 283pp illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX. N° de réf. du vendeur 13820-01
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003675842
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Vendeur : Westwood Books, Cramlington, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. N/A (illustrateur). 1998. St Ermin,s Press, London, 1998. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Very Good, like new. A very nice copy. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #006171. v Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. N/A. N° de réf. du vendeur 006171
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Vendeur : Book Broker, Berlin, Allemagne
Etat : Gut. New. 304 Seiten Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Dieser Artikel weist folgende Merkmale auf: Altersentsprechend nachgedunkelte/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 204 Taschenbuch, Größe: 12.7 x 1.9 x 19.7 cm. N° de réf. du vendeur 660988414
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