Description
| Product ID: | 9781399055437 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Secret Agent, Unsung Hero |
| Subtitle: | The Valour of Bruce Dowding |
| Authors: | Author: Ken Spillman, Peter Dowding |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Espionage and secret services, Espionage & secret services |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Brings from the shadows a forgotten Australian hero, denied France’s highest national honour by his own government’s negligence. Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied servicemen from occupied France and paid the ultimate price. He was beheaded by the Nazis just after his 29th birthday in 1943. |
| Imprint Name: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Publisher Name: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-03 |
