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26%OFFTom Hickman - Churchill's Bodyguard - 9780755314492 - V9780755314492
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Churchill's Bodyguard

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Description for Churchill's Bodyguard Paperback. The official biography of Churchill's closest bodyguard during the Second World War, based on his complete memoir Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
For fans of Darkest Hour and Dunkirk, discover the story of Walter H. Thompson, the man who saved Winston Churchill's life more than once. Walter H. Thompson was Churchill's bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, brought back from retirement at the outbreak of war. Tom Hickman's authorised biography draws heavily on extracts from a manuscript recently discovered by his great-niece, in which Thompson gives a unique insider's account of a number of occasions on which Churchill's life was put seriously at risk and his intervention was needed. After the war, Thompson married ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755314492
SKU
V9780755314492
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Tom Hickman
Tom Hickman has worked as a journalist and editor on numerous national and specialist publications. He has written ten books including a history of the BBC during the Second World War and the very well reviewed THE CALL-UP.

Reviews for Churchill's Bodyguard
'a groundbreaking new book'
Yorkshire Post
'fresh anecdotes abound in these fascinating pages'
Glasgow Evening Times
well-written and engaging... a worthy edition to the Churchillian canon
BBC History magazine

Goodreads reviews for Churchill's Bodyguard


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