WWII ripping yarn to John Murray

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 29/07/2011 - 11:18 John Murray has acquired a non-fiction title by ex-paratrooper Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal about the Second World War British operation to take the Merville Gun battery, part of the Nazi's Atlantic Wall, to help the D-Day landings. Publisher Roland Phillips bought British Commonwealth rights, including Canada, through Annabel Merullo at PFD, with plans to publish in autumn 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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