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Eight hours from England / by Anthony Quayle.
Van Pelt Library PR6067.U345 E34 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989, author.
- Series:
- Imperial War Museum wartime classic.
- Imperial War Museum wartime classic
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Albania--History--Axis occupation, 1939-1944--Fiction.
- Albania.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- History.
- War fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 231 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : IWM, 2019.
- Summary:
- Autumn 1943. Realising that his feelings fro his sweetheart are not reciprocated, Major John Overton accepts a posting behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Albania. As he struggles to complete his mission amidst a chaotic backdrop, Overton is left to ruminate on loyalty, comradeship and the futility of war.
- Notes:
- First published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Ltd 1945.
- ISBN:
- 9781912423101
- 1912423103
- OCLC:
- 1121577123
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