$41.46
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
21 November 2019
Summary
The perennially-selling story of Fitzroy Maclean’s exploits in Soviet Russia, North Africa and Yugoslavia
Posted to Moscow as a young diplomat before the Second World War, Fitzroy Maclean travelled widely, with or without permission, in some of the wildest and remotest parts of the Soviet Union, then virtually closed to foreigners. In 1942 he fought as a founder member of the SAS in North Africa. There Maclean specialised in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines, including th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141042848 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141042842 |
| Author: | Fitzroy MaClean |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 21 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Penguin World War II Collection |
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One of the bravest men in the British army, and one of the funniest
An absorbing mixture of military adventure, political judgement, urbane wit, cool humour and surprising incident
A man of daring character
About The Author
Fitzroy MaClean
Fitzroy Maclean was a British diplomat who was one of the first Westerners to explore Soviet Russia. He was a founder member of the SAS, and later liaised on behalf of the allies with the Partisans in Yugoslavia. A Member of Parliament for over thirty years, he served as Under-Secretary for War in the Churchill and Eden governments. Among his best-known books are Eastern Approaches, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Portrait of the Soviet Union, All the Russias and Highlanders. Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Bt, died on 15 June 1996.
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