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Eight Hours From England
Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics
Author: Anthony Quayle
Narrator: Glen McCready
Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Headline
Published: 10/24/2019
Category: Fiction
Synopsis
Autumn 1943. Realising that his feelings for his sweetheart are not reciprocated, Major John Overton accepts a posting behind enemy lines in Nazi-Occupied Albania. Arriving to find the situation in disarray, he attempts to overcome geographical challenges and political intrigues to set up a new camp in the mountains overlooking the Adriatic.As he struggles to complete his mission amidst a chaotic backdrop, Overton is left to ruminate on loyalty, comradeship and his own future.Based on Anthony Quayle's own wartime experience with the Special Operations Executive (SOE), this new edition of a 1945 classic includes a contextual introduction from IWM which sheds new light on the fascinating true events that inspired its author.(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd