Where the Hell Have You Been?: Monty, Italy and One Man's Incredible Escape First Edition

Where the Hell Have You Been?: Monty, Italy and One Man's Incredible Escape First Edition book cover

Where the Hell Have You Been?: Monty, Italy and One Man's Incredible Escape First Edition

Author(s): Tom Carver (Author)

  • Publisher: Short Books Ltd
  • Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2009
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 254 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1906021538
  • ISBN-13: 9781906021535

Book Description

Offers a testament to the values of duty and discipline – a reminder of a lost age, when, in the face of terrifying challenges, a generation rose to extraordinary feats of valour in the service of a cause greater than themselves.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“An utterly compelling account of how one POW kept his identity secret from the Nazis and evaded capture, relying on the bravery and kindness of strangers. A terrific read.” Andy McNab — Andy McNab

“One man’s extraordinary odyssey of escapenthrough wartime Italy: riveting and remarkable.” Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Zigzag –Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Zigzag

“An escape story in the finest English tradition. Beautifully written and poignant to the end – deserves to become an instant classic” David Loyn, BBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent –David Loyn, BBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent

“Tom Carver’s excellent book gives us a better understanding why our most well known World War II General was the complex man he was.” General the Lord Guthrie, Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997-2001 –General the Lord Guthrie, Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997-2001

“This account of Monty’s step-son’s exploits in the Second World War is a gem. It reminds one of the gallantry and devotion to duty of a generation that has nearly left us.”
Patrick Cordingley, Commander of the Desert Rats, Iraq, 1991
–Patrick Cordingley, Commander of the Desert Rats, Iraq, 1991

“An utterly captivating memoir”
–Daily Mail, October 2009

About the Author

Tom Carver was a long-time foreign correspondent with the BBC. He was latterly the BBC’s Washington Correspondent and continues to live in Washington working as a writer and consultant. He is the step-grandson of Field Marshal Montgomery.

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