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Behind Enemy Lines: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero
Behind Enemy Lines The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero Author:Richard Bath, Sir Tommy Macpherson A combination of Boy's Own and Bravo Two Zero. With a diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill, Field Marshall Montgomery and General de Gaulle, this is the astonishing true story of how an ordinary boy came to achieve truly extraordinary KeynoteThe memoirs of one of the last surviving heroes of the Second World WarDescriptionWith... more » three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Légion d?honneur and a papalknighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is themost decorated living soldier of the British Army.Yet for 65 years the Highlander?s story has remained untold. Few know how, aged 21, hepersuaded 23,000 SS soldiers of the feared Das Reich tank column to surrender, or howTommy almost single-handedly stopped Tito?s Yugoslavia annexing the whole of northeastItaly.Still a schoolboy when war broke out, Tommy quickly matured into a legendarycommando. Twice captured, he escaped both times, marching through hundreds of milesof German-held territory to get home.With a dizzyingly diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill, Field MarshalMontgomery and Charles de Gaulle, Behind Enemy Lines is an astonishing story of how anordinary boy came to achieve truly extraordinary feats when war came calling.« less