2015, ISBN: 9780732298791

HarperCollins Publishers. Good. 156mm / 238mm. Paperback. 2015. 417 pages. Cover worn <br>Based on the wartime diaries of Allied soldier and saboteur Tom Barnes, this account of th… Meer...

HarperCollins Publishers. Good. 156mm / 238mm. Paperback. 2015. 417 pages. Cover worn <br>Based on the wartime diaries of Allied soldier and saboteur Tom Barnes, this account of thrilling WWII w artime deeds deep behind enemy lines in Greece is based on fact b ut reads like fiction. A thrilling read of wartime exploits, dar ing, intrigue and resourcefulness, The Sabotage Diaries is the as tonishing true story of Allied engineer Tom Barnes, who was parac huted behind enemy lines in Greece in October 1942 with a small t eam of sappers and special operations officers. Their brief was t o work with the Greek resistance in sabotage operations against t he German and Italian occupation forces. Under-equipped and under -prepared but with courage to spare, their initial mission was to blow up a key railway bridge, cutting Rommel's supply lines to N orth Africa, where the battle of El Alamein was about to begin. B ut Operation Harling-as it was known-was only the start of a leng thy and perilous clandestine mission. Written by Tom Barnes' da ughter-in-law, award-winning author Katherine Barnes, and drawn f rom Tom's wartime diaries, reports and letters, plus many other h istorical sources and first-hand accounts, this is a vivid and gr ipping tale of the often desperate and dangerous reality behind s abotage operations. 'A thrilling tale that could be straight ou t of the pages of an action adventure novel ... a remarkable and highly readable tale of a little known World War II operation.' D aily Telegraph 'Think the Guns of Navarone, but for real ... Ex plosions, mountains, dashing male partisans, dashing female parti sans, big fat village weddings, treachery - it's all here in this thrilling and informative salute to an unsung hero of the Second World War.' Sunday Express UK 'Exciting and informative' Hobar t Mercury 'The Sabotage Diaries has fantastically broad appeal ... Like a saboteur under the cover of dark, the book will stealt hily administer a solid history lesson cloaked in an enthralling personal tale of struggle, success and longing.' Neos Kosmos ., HarperCollins Publishers, 2015, 2.5<

2015, ISBN: 9780732298791

Harper Collins. Good. 6.1 x 1.22 x 9.25 inches. Paperback. 2015. 417 pages. Previous owner's name written on ffep.<br>Based on the wartime diaries of Allied soldier and saboteu… Meer...

Harper Collins. Good. 6.1 x 1.22 x 9.25 inches. Paperback. 2015. 417 pages. Previous owner's name written on ffep.<br>Based on the wartime diaries of Allied soldier and saboteur Tom Barnes, this account of thrilling WWII wartime deeds deep behind enemy lines i n Greece is based on fact but reads like fiction. A thrilling rea d of wartime exploits, daring, intrigue and resourcefulness, The Sabotage Diaries is the astonishing true story of Allied engineer Tom Barnes, who was parachuted behind enemy lines in Greece in O ctober 1942 with a small team of sappers and special operations o fficers. Their brief was to work with the Greek resistance in sab otage operations against the German and Italian occupation forces . Under-equipped and under-prepared but with courage to spare, th eir initial mission was to blow up a key railway bridge, cutting Rommel's supply lines to North Africa, where the battle of El Ala mein was about to begin. But Operation Harling-as it was known-wa s only the start of a lengthy and perilous clandestine mission. W ritten by Tom Barnes' daughter-in-law, award-winning author Kathe rine Barnes, and drawn from Tom's wartime diaries, reports and le tters, plus many other historical sources and first-hand accounts , this is a vivid and gripping tale of the often desperate and da ngerous reality behind sabotage operations. 'A thrilling tale tha t could be straight out of the pages of an action adventure novel ...a remarkable and highly readable tale of a little known World War II operation.' Daily Telegraph 'The Sabotage Diaries has fan tastically broad appeal ...Like a saboteur under the cover of dar k, the book will stealthily administer a solid history lesson clo aked in an enthralling personal tale of struggle, success and lon ging.' Neos Kosmos ., Harper Collins, 2015, 2.5<