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Churchill´s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler´s Defeat
Giles Milton
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Description for Churchill´s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler´s Defeat
Paperback. The incredible story of the secret underground operations of the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
'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 wildly creative and thoroughly ungentlemanly. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who ... Read more
'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 wildly creative and thoroughly ungentlemanly. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444798982
SKU
V9781444798982
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About 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.
Reviews for Churchill´s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler´s Defeat
Terrific . . . a great read
Ian Hislop
A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!
Anthony Horowitz
This account of dirty bombs and derring-do rattles along with the pace of a spy novel
Daily Express
[Giles Milton] writes with relish about the eccentrics who dreamed up the likes of anti-tank 'sticky bombs' while ... Read more
Ian Hislop
A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!
Anthony Horowitz
This account of dirty bombs and derring-do rattles along with the pace of a spy novel
Daily Express
[Giles Milton] writes with relish about the eccentrics who dreamed up the likes of anti-tank 'sticky bombs' while ... Read more