Heroic Endeavour: The Remarkable Story of One Pathfinder Force Attack, a Victoria Cross and 206 Brave Men - Couverture rigide

Feast, Sean

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904943519 ISBN 13 : 9781904943518

Editeur : Grub Street Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

This work is set on 23rd December, 1944. A heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over Cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - The Pathfinder Force. In the log book of one of that force, Flight Sergeant George Owen, are the details of his 29 operations. The final entry for this date, above a heavily inked stamp proclaiming 'Death Presumed' is the simple word 'missing'. The raid, one of the most important of that time, is scarcely mentioned in history books, and yet it was an operation in which its leader won the Victoria Cross, and a future VC fought a similarly heroic battle. But it was also an ordeal in which ordinary men fought and died - ordinary men doing extraordinary things. This story is for them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Journalist Sean Feast has written this, his third book, in two parts, the first the gripping narrative, the second the retrospective reactions of the survivors, in equal parts moving and informative. This last element is unique and gives the all-important 'Forgotten Voice' aspect to the work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grub Street Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904943519
• ISBN 13: 9781904943518
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible