{"product_id":"duel-of-wits-by-peter-churchill-1953-1st-edition","title":"DUEL OF WITS by Peter Churchill 1953 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eDUEL OF WITS\u003cbr\u003e\nby Peter Churchill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Hodder and Stoughton 1953, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 140 w x 200 h x 25 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 319\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2408\/0365\/K571\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nPeter Churchill's account of his experiences with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe SOE, similar to the American OSS (predecessor of the CIA) was formed to conduct espionage and sabotage in occupied Europe, and to aid local resistance movements. The book describes Churchill's training in England and his four missions into occupied France, including two harrowing night-time parachute drops and two submarine landings. Notable too is the underlying love story with Odette Sansom, another Allied agent (code-named Lise), who along with Churchill were captured, imprisoned, and tortured for two years until the war's end.\u003cbr\u003e\nNo images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**No dust jacket - first image for illustrative purposes only.**\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear on covers and page edges, stamp on end paper, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452016410916,"sku":null,"price":47.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2141073070.jpg?v=1784231275","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/duel-of-wits-by-peter-churchill-1953-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}