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Penguin BooksSwipe ➡️ to meet the special operations officers who fought together behind enemy lines in WWII, both officially and unofficially, and during the hottest parts of the Cold War. 📖 In A QUIET COMPANY OF DANGEROUS MEN, historian Shannon Monaghan brings to light the thrilling and inspiring untold story of four men who distinguished themselves in this fight: the Spanish Civil War veteran Peter Kemp, the demolitions expert David Smiley, the born guerrilla leader Billy McLean, and the political natural Julian Amery. 🌟 In a fantastic review, @WSJ raves: A QUIET COMPANY OF DANGEROUS MEN is "well researched and riveting…. The struggle of these four men against totalitarian injustice was noble, and this book memorializes it superbly.” #nonfiction #wwiihistory #historicalnonfiction #specialagent
On the profile · Oct 18, 2024