"Stephen Walker has produced a really thrilling book, all the more so because he has taken care to reflect the complexities of his central characters." -Fergal Keane"Remarkably affecting ... the old stories are, it seems, still the best ones." -The Sunday Telegraph"Stephen Walker has shone new light on the story." -The Irish News"A fascinating account of one of the most amazing Irish stories of World War Two." -Sunday World"Walker's book reads like a thriller." -Books Ireland"An inspiring story of sacrifice and humanity." -Irish Mail "O'Flaherty operated under the nose of the Gestapo and barely missed being kidnapped and assassinated... Another extraordinary story of how the bravery of one individual halted the tide of evil." -Kirkus Reviews

The fascinating and untold story of intrigue, resistance, and escape during World War II that opens the window on the war in Italy from the perspective of an Irish priest in the Vatican. Contains the mystery, the violence, the suspense, and ultimate victory..
Les mer
The fascinating and untold story of intrigue, resistance, and escape during World War II that opens the window on the war in Italy from the perspective of an Irish priest in the Vatican. Contains the mystery, the violence, the suspense, and ultimate victory..
Les mer
Appointment to killDestination ItalyRome is homeSecrets and spiesThe end of MussoliniOperation escapeOccupationTarget O'FlahertyClosing the netRaids and arrestsResistance and revengeMassacreClampdownLiberationConviction and conversionKerry callingDear HerbertThe great escape
Les mer
A remarkable true story of war, peace, and friendship between a Nazi colonel and an Irish priest in wartime Rome.
"Stephen Walker has produced a really thrilling book, all the more so because he has taken care to reflect the complexities of his central characters." -Fergal Keane"Remarkably affecting ... the old stories are, it seems, still the best ones." -The Sunday Telegraph"Stephen Walker has shone new light on the story." -The Irish News"A fascinating account of one of the most amazing Irish stories of World War Two." -Sunday World"Walker's book reads like a thriller." -Books Ireland"An inspiring story of sacrifice and humanity." -Irish Mail "O'Flaherty operated under the nose of the Gestapo and barely missed being kidnapped and assassinated... Another extraordinary story of how the bravery of one individual halted the tide of evil." -Kirkus Reviews
Les mer
A remarkable true story of war, peace and friendship in wartime Rome between a Nazi colonel and an Irish priest

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780762780396
Publisert
2012-05-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Globe Pequot Press
Vekt
37 gr
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
352

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Stephen Walker is an award-winning journalist who has worked for BBC Northern Ireland for twenty years as a television and radio reporter, a documentary maker, and a correspondent. In 2005 he was named the Northern Ireland Journalist of the Year. His first book, Forgotten Soldiers: The Irishmen Shot at Dawn, was shortlisted for the 2007 Irish Non Fiction Book of the Year.