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Eastern Approaches

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Description for Eastern Approaches Paperback. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.

70th Anniversary Edition with a New Foreword by Sunday Times Bestselling Author Simon Sebag Montefiore

'A classic' Observer | 'A legend' Washington Post | 'The best book you will read this year' Colonel Tim Collins

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 the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Penguin World War II Collection
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141042848
SKU
V9780141042848
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About 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 ... Read more

Reviews for Eastern Approaches
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

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