The Last Gentleman of the SAS: A Moving Testimony from the First Allied Officer to Enter Belsen at the End of the Second World War - Couverture souple

Randall, John; Trow, M. J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780575270 ISBN 13 : 9781780575278

Editeur : Mainstream Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In 1945, John Randall was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen, the concentration camp that revealed the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. Randall was one of the men handpicked for suicidally dangerous missions behind enemy lines in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany throughout World War II. He hated the Germans, liked the French, and was unimpressed by the Americans and Arabs. He played rugby with Paddy Mayne, the larger-than-life colonel of the SAS and winner of four DSOs. He pushed Randolph Churchill, son of the Prime Minister, out of an airplane. He wined and dined in nightclubs as part of the generation that lived for each day because they might not see another. This extraordinary true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a young man eager for action and adventure.

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À propos de l'auteur

After his wartime career, John Randall ran a highly successful business training school .Adored by his wife, children and grandchildren, he had passionate feelings about the events he lived through. He was the quintessential English gentleman, a quiet man of integrity and with a steely resolve that carried him through his long and fascinating life.
Mei Trow is a military historian who has recently ghostwritten Survivor, the story of Holocaust survivor Sam Pivnik (Hodder and Stoughton, 2012) and Survivor on the River Kwai (Penguin, 2013). The author of 60 books, Mei’s output has covered detective fiction, true crime and historical biography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mainstream Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780575270
• ISBN 13: 9781780575278
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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