The Wildest Province: SOE in the Land of the Eagle |
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Roderick Bailey
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Pages: 416 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0224079166
Pub: Jonathan Cape
Pub date: 2008-02-07
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32860
Reader Reviews:
Brilliant Historical Adventure (2/2 people found this helpful)
This excellent and gripping book is a must buy for anyone serious about understanding the Second World War and its aftermath, as well as for anyone serious about cracking good reads. On almost every page there is a fascinating fact - not least legendary British actor Anthony Quayle's involvement in SOE - and they are all woven into a skillful whole that will by the end give the reader a new perspective on Europe and the perils of messing about in other people's countries. By turns breathtaking, funny, tragic and sometimes horrifying, the book is an indictment of the human spirit and what it is capable of: courage, determination, betrayal and dreadful violence. The best kind of modern history writing.
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