MAQUIS: The Secret War of Joseph Quantock

Based on a true story, this is the story of a young American conscientious objector who then joins the SOE (Churchill's secret army) and becomes one of the most successful spies in World War II. A thriller packed with detail and intrigue as Joseph Quantock organizes Resistance cells throughout south eastern France and tries to stay one step ahead of Karl Metzger, the Abwehr sergeant intent on capturing him; his second in command, Jacques Villaz, a young Frenchman with a hidden background, and his courier, the beautiful, irresistible Italian Giovanna Rasini. Sir Michael Howard, former Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford and Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale says "Maquis is a thriller. I could hardly put it down." A meticulously researched, well written novelised account of one of the most daring and fascinating spies in the Second World War. Read more