Eastern Approaches Book

The experiences of an extraordinary man in three parts; (Part one) opening during his time in the Diplomatic Service with his journey from Paris on transfer to the British Embassy, Moscow in 1937, his travels through Central Asia, returning to London (Part two) he resigned the Foreign Office and joined the Cameron Highlanders 1939 as a Private, became Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1941, commissioned and posted Cairo, joined 1st SAS Regt. 1942 working closely with the Long Range Desert Group, promoted Captain 1942, Lt-Col 1943, (Part three) appointed by Churchill to command British Military Mission to Jugoslav partisans in the rank of Brigadier 1943-45. Diplomat, soldier, politician, traveller and writer, Sir Fitzroy Hew Maclean was posted to the British Embassy in Moscow in the 1930s and his unorthodox, daring adventures while there, in prewar Soviet Union and also in German-occupied Yugoslavia as Churchill's chef de mission, are described in this highly acclaimed bestseller. The classic true adventure story of a man who by the pen, the sword and the diplomatic pouch influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Here Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia, in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando-style raids behind enemy lines, and with Tito's partisans during the last months of the German occupation of Yugoslavia. An enthralling narrative, brilliantly told, Eastern Approaches is also a vivid personal view of episodes that have already become part of history. The classic true adventure story of a man who by the pen, the sword and the diplomatic pouch influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Here Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia, in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando-style raids behind enemy lines, and with Tito's partisans during the last months of the German occupation of Yugoslavia.Read More