SOE Hero: Bob Maloubier and the French Resistance

One of the last survivng members of SOE (now deceased) tells their story for the first time. Churchill’s wartime secret agent, saboteur, the father of French combat swimmers, Robert ‘Bob’ Maloubier, is an extraordinary man and one of the twentieth century’s greatest adventurers. He joined SOE aged 19 and survived 3 gunshot wounds, German prison camps, an escape from Bizerte when it was invaded by the Afrika Korps, and the assassination of Admiral Darlan Fernand Bonnier by his former high school classmate Chapel. He left the British Army with the rank of captain and the prestigious DSO. With lots of emotion, wit and eloquence, he plunges us into a time when dirty tricks and heroism mingle and gets under the skin of these underground fighters. This is the true story of a hero of the war, one of the last survivors of the SOE. AUTHOR: Robert Maloubier is one of the last surviving members of SOE. His courage in the face of danger and his determination to survive are simply extraordinary. Now aged 93, his story is published in English for the first time. SELLING POINTS: . Reveals what it was really like to fight alongside the French Resistance . An extraordinary tale of survival: 2 gunshot wounds, prison camps and daring sabotage operations . Bob Maloubier, aged 93, is one of the last surviving members of SOE 40 b/w illustrations