{"product_id":"man-of-war-9781846059711","title":"Man of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lot of people know me  wrote Alan Hillgarth in a letter  but Im very much an enigma to most of them and regarded with suspicion because I dont fit into any category ...Im a trouble-maker. I ride the storm. Captain Alan Hillgarth was just 15 years old when he found himself aboard the HMS Bacchante as the First World War broke out. Within months hed fought at Gallipoli  bayoneted an attacking Turkish soldier  and been shot in the head and leg. After the war  Hillgarth became an author of thrillers  a gold-hunter in South America  a diplomat and a spy-master. As British Consul in Majorca during the Spanish Civil War  from 1936 to 1939  he saved countless lives acting as mediator between the two sides. From 1940 to 1943 he was Britains most important intelligence officer in Spain  a key player in the successful Allied subterfuge Operation Mincemeat. Later he became Chief of Intelligence for the Eastern Fleet  in Ceylon  and a key advisor to Churchill  during and after the war. With exclusive access to the family archive  Hart-Davis is uncovering the truth about an era previously shrouded in mystery and a man that wanted it that way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923795312693,"sku":"ByrdShop_1846059712","price":246.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781846059711.jpg?v=1794115084","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/man-of-war-9781846059711","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}