This is the story of Churchill, Morton, Mountbatten and Ian Flemings Paladin who from the age of 15 was a contract killer carrying out some of the great deceptions that turned World War Two. As a British Double Agent, he played off German Double and Triple Agents and showed them around Top Secret British Naval bases in order to leak secrets and mislead the Germans. He blew up a Dutch submarine; blew up an entire German U-boat base in Ireland; met with Hitler with a clear opportunity to kill him; then met with Field Marshal Rommel which ended in the most excruciating torture scene. He admits to the murder of two British signals staff that had interpreted the coded messages: Japanese Aircraft Carriers headed towards Pearl Harbor, and admits to the murder of the French Admiral Darlan. Just before becoming the new James Bond, he attempted to shoot his British controllers, and all through it, continues his love affair with music and women. This report was requested by Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1976, but was not released by the Mountbatten Library, so the original author passed it to the publishers thirty years later, citing the wishes of Mountbatten.
This volume reproduces in full Mountbatten's own account of the last five months of British rule in India based on reports he sent to London at the time. Written with...
The Mountbatten Report, New Edition
In this book, Daniel Marston provides a unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India.
Russell, C.E.B. and Rigby, L. M., 1906, The Making of the Criminal, London: Macmillan. Russell, C.E.B. and Rigby, L. M., 1908, Working Lads 'Clubs, London: Macmillan. Rutherford, A., 1986, Prisons and the Process of Justice, ...
Thefinal report that Mountbatten sent tothe AngloAmerican Combined Chiefs of Staff inJune 1947 certainly praised Gracey's courage for operating British liberation tasks in difficult circumstances in Saigon. But the final report also ...
Most Secret is classic Shute: a thrilling tale of sacrifice and courage and the heroism of ordinary men that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
A collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians.
This book examines the period between the unconditional surrender of Japan on 14 August 1945, and the arrival of Allied liberation forces in Japanese-occupied territories after 2 September 1945.
A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan This new edition of Yasmin Khan’s reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting ...
into the impact of Partition on Bihari Muslims, focusing on the plight of approximately 300,000 Bihari Muslims living in refugee camps across Bangladesh today. Their historical trajectory is broached in some of our interviews.9 In this ...