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An Englishman Abroad
- SOE agent Dick Mallaby’s Italian missions, 1943–45
Engelsk Hardback
An Englishman Abroad
- SOE agent Dick Mallaby’s Italian missions, 1943–45
Engelsk Hardback

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The debonair Special Operations Executive agent Richard "Dick" Mallaby was the first Briton to be sent to Italy as an SOE operative, parachuted unceremoniously into Lake Como in August 1943. Arrested and initially tortured by the Italian authorities, he managed to sweet-talk his way out of trouble and helped Marshal Pietro Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel III escape to the Allied lines. He also helped negotiate the armistice with Italy, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.

He was back in action in 1945, when he crossed into Fascist-controlled northern Italy from Switzerland but was swiftly captured and interrogated by the SS. Narrowly avoiding a firing squad once again, he helped to secure the surrender of 800,000 German forces in Italy in May 1945.

Based on 20 years of research, Gianluca Barneschi has uncovered the true story of a real-life James Bond.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781472835444
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472835441
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
30 maj 2019
Længde:
31mm
Bredde:
128mm
Højde:
221mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
30 maj 2019
Forfatter(e):
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