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Item Details
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MAN OVERBOARD
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| By: |
Tim Binding |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0330487477 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780330487474 |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2005 |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
Crabb became renowned during the WWII for his feats of underwater daring. Then, in 1956, during a visit to Britain by Nikita Khrushchev, Commander Crabb disappeared. Some thought he had perished while attempting to inspect the Soviet vessel; others that he had been kidnapped and forced to work for the USSR. The truth remains unknown. |
| Synopsis: |
Tim Binding is perhaps our finest chronicler of British 20th century history through the medium of fiction. With "Man Overboard", he has written the extraordinary and unlikely story of a real-life English war hero. Lionel 'Buster' Crabb became renowned during the Second World War for his amazing feats of underwater daring. After the war, he was celebrated for embodying a particular English ideal - a love for King and Country - that seemed to be dying out. Then, in 1956, during a visit to Britain by Nikita Khrushchev, who had arrived by ship, Commander Crabb disappeared. Some thought he had perished while attempting to inspect the Soviet vessel; others that he had been kidnapped and forced to work for the USSR. The truth remains unknown to this day, and out of this mystery Tim Binding has spun a wondrous piece of fiction - a deeply imaginative, gently funny and profoundly stirring exploration of the idea of Englishness. It is the story of a man who has made deep personal sacrifices for the sake of higher ideals and who must, towards the end of his days, measure their meaning and their worth. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Picador |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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