Secret Agent, Unsung Hero

The Valour of Bruce Dowding

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Pub Date 30 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 22 Aug 2023
Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword Military
Biographies & Memoirs | History | Nonfiction (Adult)

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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.

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...

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ISBN 9781399055437
PRICE £25.00 (GBP)

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