David Smiley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Smiley is the author of three books. Albanian Assignment: The Memoir of an SOE Agent in World War Two was published in 2020 Originally published in 1984). It is the first volume in his Extraordinary Life of Colonel David Smiley series. It is the 27th book I completed reading in 2023.

Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own! Due to scenes of violence, I categorize this book as R. In 1943 as a member of SOE, David Smiley was dropped by parachute into Greece and made his way to Albania. This book is his memoir from that assignment.

He spent much of his time in the field dealing with the mostly communist partisans and the rebels. They often fought each other as often as they fought the Germans. He was forced to deal extensively with the politics of the region.

I enjoyed the 6 hours I spent reading this 216-page WWII history. I find that memoirs from the war period are always interesting. They usually give a personal perspective on the period. I like the vintage photo used as the cover art. I give this novel a rating of 3,7 (rounded to 4) out of 5.

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