War Of Shadows - Couverture souple

Moss W Stanley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909657387 ISBN 13 : 9781909657380

Editeur : Bene Factum Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

A new edition of the sequel to the phenomenally successful Ill Met by Moonlight. Few escapades of the Second World War have captured the public s imagination more than the successful abduction of German General Kreipe from enemy-occupied Crete in 1944. It was an operation instigated and daringly executed by two British SOE officers Patrick Leigh Fermor and William (Billy) Stanley Moss. The war didn t stop for Billy Moss after this operation though, and it is his continuing story that is told here. He reflects movingly on what it means to fight and deal in death, how the success of operations behind enemy lines in a foreign country is dependent on the goodwill of local inhabitants, and, surprisingly, on moments of high humour that punctuate the turmoil of war. War of Shadows is a book in three parts each displaying differing aspects of World War II and its eventual conclusion, and all told with that tell-tale blend of poignancy and humour so characteristic of the time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Just before the war, an 18 year old Billy Moss was living in a log cabin on the Latvian coast. On returning to England he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards, and then fought with his regiment in North Africa before being seconded to SOE to operate behind enemy lines in Crete, Macedonia and Siam (Thailand). After the war he became a writer, broadcaster and journalist travelling around the world - especially Antarctica and the Pacific. He died in 1965 and two daughters from his marriage to Countess Zofia Tarnowska survive him.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bene Factum Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909657387
• ISBN 13: 9781909657380
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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