The hornet's sting, the amazing untold story of World War II spy Thomas Sneum, Mark Ryan
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The hornet's sting, the amazing untold story of World War II spy Thomas Sneum, Mark Ryan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [358]-373) and index
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non fiction
Main title
The hornet's sting
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277203539
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Mark Ryan
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the amazing untold story of World War II spy Thomas Sneum
Summary
Traces the career of the late Danish-born spy, drawing on extensive interviews to recount some of his more dramatic missions, his two escapes from Denmark, and his imprisonment in England as a suspected double agent
Table Of Contents
The Tightrope to Radar -- Trapped -- Himmler and the Longbow -- A Taste of Freedom -- On Location -- Flight Plan -- The Jigsaw Puzzle -- A Close Shave -- Take-Off -- Up Close and Personal -- Wing-Walker -- The Welcome -- Disbelief -- Sending for the Doctor -- The Spymaster -- SIS, SOE and a Strained Marriage -- Spy School -- A Recipe for Disaster -- Into Action -- A Fragile Foothold -- Bed Manners -- The Threat -- Meet the Wife -- Brothers in Arms -- History-Makers -- Infighting -- Christmas Horrors -- Hunted -- Bohr's Bombshell -- London Beckons -- Trek to the Unknown -- Closing In -- Surrounded -- Defiance and Loyalty -- Living on the Edge -- Walking with Ghosts -- Spilling the Beans -- The Gamble -- The Consequences -- The Ordeal -- A Diplomatic Incident -- Smear Campaign -- Powerless -- A New Betrayal -- All's Fair in Love and War -- When Life is Too Short -- The Accident -- Rewards and Memories -- Coming Home
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