Eight Hours from England
May 2019 · Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics Book 4 · Imperial War Museum
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Autumn 1943. Realising his feelings for his sweetheart are not reciprocated, Major John Overton accepts a posting behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Albania. Arriving to find the situation in disarray, Overton attempts to overcome geographical challenges and political intrigues to set up a new camp in teh mountains overlooking the Adriatic. As he struggles to complete his mission amidst a chaotic backdrop, Overton is left to ruminate on loyalty, comradship and the futility of war.
About the author
Anthony Quayle (1913-1989) was best known as a British actor and theatre director, receiving both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and featuring in films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Ice Cold in Alex. During the Second World War, Quayle joined the SOE and was deplyed to Albania. Alan Jeffreys is a curator at the Imperial War Museum and is an expert on tactics and training for jungle warfare and the British Army in the Far East during World War II.
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