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 Eastern Approaches - Fitzroy MaClean
Newest Review: ... Escaping the attentions of the secret policemen detailed to shadow him is treated as a diverting challenge, to be met by ... more  ... changing trains without warning or by jumping onto passing trucks. He shrugs off with an insouciant charm the likelihood that he was regarded as a spy - perhaps not without reason - and that the Soviet authorities might easily have reacted far more drastically than by merely having him followed. And he finds time for some excellent travel writing along the way.
* Egypt and beyond *
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Maclean sought to resign from the diplomatic service in order to enlist, but was refused....more |
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Eastern Approaches - Fitzroy MaClean: Never a dull moment (1725 words)
by - written on 31/08/09 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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"When General Zahidi, a dapper figure in a tight-fitting grey uniform and highly polished boots, entered the room, he found himself looking down the barrel of my Colt automatic. There was no advantage in prolonging a scene which might easily become embarrassing. Without further ado I invited the General to put his hands up....took away his pistol and hustled him through the window into the car which was waiting outside with the engine running." This is not, as one might guess, an excerpt from a far-fetched spy thriller of a slightly dated vintage, but from the memoirs of a Member of Parliament. Fitzroy Maclean, the autobiographer in question, ... Read the complete review
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