Stranger Than Fiction [by] Dennis Wheatley. With an introduction by Air Marshall Sir Lawrance Darvall
Dennis Wheatley (1897 - 1977)
Category
Books
Date
1959
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 3105223
Summary
This book recounts the ideas, from numerous papers the Author wrote, in how to deal with a possible invasion of Britain by the Nazi’s. The original papers would have been submitted to the Joint Planning Staff of the war cabinet for consideration during WW2. Book gifted by: Dennis Wheatley Book Inscription Signature: Dennis Wheatley Book Inscription: For, The leopard of England and the Lion of the Empire. Sir Winston S Churchill. From the most junior (Pilot Office) of all the members of his war-time J.P.S.; and a mouse who has delighted to break a tiny lance in his honour (Pages 205/8). With my humble duty, Dennis Wheatley.
Bibliographic description
364 p., frontis. port. . ill., [3] maps, (2 fold., one col.) . 22.5cm.. UNVERIFIED. Shelflist entry - state unknown. Provenance: Inscribed “For, The leopard of England and the Lion of the Empire. Sir Winston S Churchill. From the most junior (Pilot Office) of all the members of his war-time J.P.S. [Joint Planning Staff]; and a mouse who has delighted to break a tiny lance in his honour (Pages 205/8). With my humble duty, Dennis Wheatley". Binding: maroon cloth, with dust jacket.
Makers and roles
Dennis Wheatley (1897 - 1977) Sir Lawrance Darvall (1898 - 1968)