Bernard Lewis

Broschiertes Buch

Wales' Unknown Hero - Soldier, Spy, Monk

The Life of Henry Coombe-Tennant, Mc, of Neath

Beschreibung

The astonishing story of Henry Coombe-Tennant (1913-89), who served in the British Army in World War II, escaping from a POW camp, joining Special Forces and aiding the French Resistance, before working for the British Secret Service in Baghdad and ending his days as a Benedictine monk! Over 30 photographs and maps. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Autor

Bernard Lewis has a Diploma in Local History from the University of Wales (Swansea) and is the author of five books on Swansea/Neath local history, including Swansea and the Workhouse - The Poor Law in Victorian Swansea, Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Swansea and Swansea in the Great War. He is also the author of an acclaimed biography of WWII POW-camp escapee Henry Coombe-Tennant, Wales' Unknown Hero: Soldier, Spy, Monk, with a BBC News article about the book getting over a million views.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Y Lolfa
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 140mm x 214mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781912631339
• ISBN-10: 1912631334
• Artikelnr.: 61933653