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A true story of love and betrayal during the great war. A foreign field book by ben macintyre half price books. Aged 28 at the outbreak of war in august 1914, he was one of several british soldiers trapped behind enemy. British author ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor for the times. I loved a foreign field, the true story of an english soldier stranded behind. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Books by ben macintyre author of the spy and the traitor. The englishmans daughter is a wellrespected journalisthistorian drawn to themes of empire and tales of 19thcentury characters. A foreign field a wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural france during the first world war, from the bestselling author of operation mincemeat and agent zigzag.
Ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor on the times. Ben macintyre has 21 books on goodreads with 184935 ratings. A foreign field, ben macintyre shop online for books in new. Oct 29, 2004 hi, ive just started reading this, i mistook it for a book id seen set during the great war. He is also a bestselling author of nonfiction history books. This book tells the story of robert digby, a private in the british expeditionary force. His columns range from current affairs to historical controversies. He is bestknown for his bestselling books about espionage, including operation mincemeat, agent zigzag which was shortlisted for the costa biography award and the galaxy british book award for biography of the year 2008 and a spy amongst friends. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Publication date 20011105 topics bbc radio reading, book of the week, ww1 language english.
Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times of london and the bestselling author of a spy among friends, double cross, operation mincemeat, agent zigzag, and rogue heroes, among other books. Historical fact which reads like an adventure story. Buy foreign field by ben macintyre online from the works. Jul 30, 2010 a foreign field by ben macintyre, 9780007395262, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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Ben macintyre 4 books the true story collection pack set, by ben. The other book was about a murder, which seems weird amongst all that bloodletting, but i cant remember the title im sure it was nonfiction, does anyone know w. A previous book, a foreign field, told the remarkable tale of four. Ben macintyre is the author of forgotten fatherland, macmillan and the napoleon of crime harper collins a waterstones recommends last summer. A foreign field by ben macintyre, 9780006531715, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A true story of love and betrayal in the great war macintyre, ben, wade, michael on. Buy ben macintyre ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Four young british soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines at the height of the fighting on the western front in august 1914. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural france during the first world war. I enjoyed reading his book operation mincemeat so im hoping ill like this one too. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural france during the first world war, from the bestselling author of operation mincemeat and agent zigzag. Unlike in some ways any other books by ben mcintyre.
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