The Hornet's Sting: The Amazing Untold Story of World War II Spy Thomas Sneum

Author:   Mark Ryan
Publisher:   Skyhorse Publishing
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9781616081706


Pages:   408
Publication Date:   17 February 2011
Format:   Paperback
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The Hornet's Sting: The Amazing Untold Story of World War II Spy Thomas Sneum


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Assassination by crossbow, refueling homemade planes in mid-air, mother and daughter seduction—Allied spy Tommy Sneum did it all during World War II. The exploits of the Danish-born spy made him a legend in espionage circles. But until now, the full, extraordinary story of Sneum’s action-packed career as a British-run spy has never been told. From his incredible escape from Denmark in a battered Hornet Moth aircraft, which he refueled in mid-air, to his second escape, where he walked across a treacherous frozen sea on which two of his companions died, Ryan covers all of Sneum’s thrilling adventures. After escaping, Sneum leaked Nazi intelligence regarding radar installations in Denmark and an atom bomb. His reward? Imprisonment in Brixton as a suspected double agent. He cheated the hangman—but it is only with the publication of this enthralling book that Sneum can be celebrated as—in the words of Professor R.V. Jones, Churchill’s chief of scientific intelligence—“one of the true heroes of World War II.”

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Author:   Mark Ryan
Publisher:   Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint:   Skyhorse Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 15.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.438kg
ISBN:  

9781616081706


ISBN 10:   1616081708
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   17 February 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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An amazing man with an extraordinary story . . . he had nerve, tremendous nerve . . . a real hero. --Ken Follett, bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth


An amazing man with an extraordinary story . . . he had nerve, tremendous nerve . . . a real hero.--Ken Follett, bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth


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