| Snow: The Double Life of a World War II Spy Contributor(s): West, Nigel (Author), Roberts, Madoc (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849540934 ISBN-13: 9781849540933 Publisher: Biteback Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 940.548 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: SNOW is the codename assigned to Arthur Owens, one of the most remarkable British spies of the Second World War. This typical Welsh underfed type became the first of the great double-cross agents who were to play a major part in Britain's victory over the Germans. When the stakes could not have been higher, MI5 sought to build a double-cross system based on the shifting loyalties of a duplicitous, philandering, and vain anti-hero who was boastful and brave, reckless and calculating, ruthless and mercenary . . . but patriotic. Or was he? Based on recently declassified files and meticulous research, Snow reveals for the first time the truth about an extraordinary man. Nigel West is an author specializing in security, intelligence, the secret service, and espionage. Madoc Roberts is a director, producer, and film editor. |