Behind Enemy Lines
The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero
$27.14
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2012
Summary
The astonishing story of how an ordinary boy came to achieve truly extraordinary feats when war came calling.
With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d’honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. Yet for 65 years the Highlander’s story has remained untold. Few know how, aged 21, he persuaded 23,000 SS soldiers of the feared Das Reich tank column to surren…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845967086 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845967089 |
| Author: | Richard Bath, Sir Tommy Macpherson, Tommy Macpherson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Mainstream Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
My book of the year, without question … reads like a combination of a Biggles adventure and Dick Barton – Jeffrey Archer in Books of the Year 2010 * Daily Telegraph *
One of Scotland’s most courageous sons * Sunday Herald *
Recreates the adventure * The Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Richard Bath
Sir Tommy Macpherson was born in Edinburgh in 1920. He now divides his time between London and Newtonmore.
Richard Bath is an award-winning journalist who edits Scottish Field magazine and writes for Scotland on Sunday on history, politics, food and sport. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and three children.
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