Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2017
Summary
‘A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!’ Anthony Horowitz
Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler’s war machine.
In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler’s war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.
The guerrilla campaign that followed was to prove every bit as extraordinary as the six gentlemen who directed it. Winston Churchill selected them because they were …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444798982 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444798987 |
| Author: | Giles Milton |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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[A] wonderful book … A fascinating and lively account … Milton writes with a pace and panache suitable to the subject - The Times
A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it! - Anthony HorowitzA fresh account of the men behind Britain’s Special Operations Executive … What sets Milton’s work apart from other recounting is his behind-the-scenes access to the stories of the small group of men who put their minds to creating new ways to wage war - The Spectator[Giles Milton] writes with relish about the eccentrics who dreamed up the likes of anti-tank ‘sticky bombs’ while the adventures he describes could not be faster-moving or more exciting - Literary ReviewTerrific … a great read - Ian HislopAbout The Author
Giles Milton
Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of Nathaniel’s Nutmeg, Big Chief Elizabeth, The Riddle and the Knight, White Gold, Samurai William, Paradise Lost, Wolfram and Russian Roulette. He has also written three novels and three children’s books. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He lives in south London.
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