| Author: | Kendal Burton, James Leasor | ISBN: | 9781473816930 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | April 20, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword Military Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kendal Burton, James Leasor |
| ISBN: | 9781473816930 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
| Publication: | April 20, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword Military Classics |
| Language: | English |
In World War II James Leasor was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and posted to the 1st Lincolns in Burma and India, where he served for three and a half years. His experiences inspired him to write such books as Boarding Party (filmed as The Sea Wolves). He later became a feature writer and foreign correspondent at the Daily Express. Here he wrote The One that Got Away. As well as non-fiction, Leasor has written novels, including Passport to Oblivion, filmed as Where the Spies Are with David Niven
In World War II James Leasor was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and posted to the 1st Lincolns in Burma and India, where he served for three and a half years. His experiences inspired him to write such books as Boarding Party (filmed as The Sea Wolves). He later became a feature writer and foreign correspondent at the Daily Express. Here he wrote The One that Got Away. As well as non-fiction, Leasor has written novels, including Passport to Oblivion, filmed as Where the Spies Are with David Niven
