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The Sixth Man - The Extraordinary Life of Paddy Costello  - McNeish, James

The Sixth Man - The Extraordinary Life of Paddy Costello

Author
McNeish, James
Price
NZ$45.00
Stock
2
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Description

Vintage / Random House NZ, Auckland, 2007. Minor foxing at page edges, and staining. Some cracks in front and back cover.

Paddy Costello was a scholar, a soldier, a diplomat, a maverick, an exemplary father, a lover of good wine. But this fascinating biography also asks was he a spy? Auckland. Cambridge. Moscow. Paris. New Zealand's 'most brilliant linguist and ablest foreign envoy'. The man who alerted the West to Soviet possession of the atom bomb. The first Allied diplomat to enter and report on the Nazi death camps at the end of the war. General Freyberg's favourite Intelligence officer. This masterful biography explores the truth behind the rumours and reveals a fascinating man...

Format
Second hand Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781869418915
Catalog
Category
SKU
68368

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