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The Skorzeny Project
Historical spy thriller follows the Third Reich's plan to use a submarine to bomb Times Square on New Year's Eve-November 1944. -Previously published under the pseudonym Patrick Blake (NIS)-Espionage thriller writer Clive (Frederick William) Egleton was born on November 25, 1927 - died in 2006. Egleton- a Lieutenant Colonel - British Army & was also involved in intelligence missions in Cyprus,- Persian Gulf, & East Africa. Espionage
320 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1998
About the author
Clive Egleton
65 books7 followersClive (Frederick William) Egleton was a British author of spy novels.
He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.
He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.
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