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Churchill's Iceman: The True Story of Geoffrey Pyke: Genius, Fugitive, Spy
Henry Hemming
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Description for Churchill's Iceman: The True Story of Geoffrey Pyke: Genius, Fugitive, Spy
Paperback. There is no reason why you should have heard of Geoffrey Pyke. After his suicide in 1948 he was described as one of the great geniuses of his time, to rank alongside Einstein, yet he remains today, as The Times put it, 'one of the most original if unrecognised figures' of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPSH; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster
In the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds. An inventor, adventurer and polymath, he was an unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune on the stock market, founded an influential pre-school, and is seen as the father of the U.S. Special Forces.
In 1942, he convinced Winston Churchill to build an aircraft carrier out of reinforced ice. He escaped from a German WWI prison camp, wrote a bestseller, and aided Republicans ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099594130
SKU
V9780099594130
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-7
About Henry Hemming
Henry Hemming is the author of five works of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times bestseller M, the Dolman Travel Award-shortlisted Misadventure in the Middle East and Churchill’s Iceman, a New York Times bestseller. He has written for the Economist, The Sunday Times, FT Magazine and the Washington Post, among many others. He lives in London with his two children.
Reviews for Churchill's Iceman: The True Story of Geoffrey Pyke: Genius, Fugitive, Spy
Hemming makes Geoffrey Pyke a fascinating object of study
Columbus Post Dispatch
This admirable and thoroughly enjoyable book should rescue a weirdly original and innovative talent from oblivion
Nick Rennison
Sunday Times
Hemming has told his story in a biography that reads wonderfully like an adventure story and looks set to restore to Pyke the ... Read more
Columbus Post Dispatch
This admirable and thoroughly enjoyable book should rescue a weirdly original and innovative talent from oblivion
Nick Rennison
Sunday Times
Hemming has told his story in a biography that reads wonderfully like an adventure story and looks set to restore to Pyke the ... Read more