Operation Heartbreak - Paperback
by Duff Cooper
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Availability:In StockContributor:Duff Cooper, Michael Hofmann (Foreword by)Series:McNally EditionsPublish date:2024-02-13Pages:184
Language:EnglishPublisher:McNally EditionsISBN-13:9781961341029ISBN-10:1961341026UPC:9781961341029Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Historical, World LiteratureBook Topic:20th Century, EnglandSize:8.10 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQK42QSJ7
Operation Heartbreak
A perfectly told tale of defeat and glory--and a paean to gallantry in the face of the absurd--inspired by a real-life secret mission during World War II. Orphaned in the first months of World War One, when his father is killed in action, Willie Maryington dreams only of joining the same cavalry regiment and going to the front. The Armistice dashes seventeen-year-old Willie's plans, but not his...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McNally EditionsISBN-13:9781961341029ISBN-10:1961341026UPC:9781961341029Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Historical, World LiteratureBook Topic:20th Century, EnglandSize:8.10 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQK42QSJ7
Alfred Duff Cooper (1890-1954) was a statesman, diplomat, and historian. He was a decorated officer during the First World War and entered Parliament in 1923. He remained a politician until 1938, when he resigned in protest at Britain's appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany. Called back to office by Winston Churchill in 1940, his wartime career culminated in his appointment as Ambassador to...
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