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Greek Memories

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Compton Mackenzie was a celebrated writer at the start of the Great War. He was soon recruited by British Secret Services, becoming "our man in Greece." Later, he broke the rules by writing memoirs that included secret documents naming serving officers and exposing agents' cover. Mackenzie was prosecuted and <i>Greek Memories</i> was banned. Now, for the first time, here is Mackenzie's memoir as it should have been seen—a remarkable document of wartime espionage. <b>Compton Mackenzie</b> (1883–1972) was the author of over ninety books including <i>Whisky Galore</i>. During the First World War he ran the Aegean Intelligence component of what later became MI6.

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Greek Memories, Compton Mackenzie

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Pubblicato
2011
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(In brossura)
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Titolo
Greek Memories
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2011
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
400
ISBN10
1849540837
ISBN13
9781849540834
Serie
Descrizione
Compton Mackenzie was a celebrated writer at the start of the Great War. He was soon recruited by British Secret Services, becoming "our man in Greece." Later, he broke the rules by writing memoirs that included secret documents naming serving officers and exposing agents' cover. Mackenzie was prosecuted and <i>Greek Memories</i> was banned. Now, for the first time, here is Mackenzie's memoir as it should have been seen—a remarkable document of wartime espionage. <b>Compton Mackenzie</b> (1883–1972) was the author of over ninety books including <i>Whisky Galore</i>. During the First World War he ran the Aegean Intelligence component of what later became MI6.