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The Quiet Operator
Special Forces Signaller Extraordinary
by John Simpson ; Mark Adkin
ISBN: 0850523761
ISBN-13: 9780850523768
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Leo Cooper
Published date: 1993
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1 pounds
Pages: 168
Publisher's Notes
Operating behind German lines in Greece, Holland, and Brittany, Len Wilmott was a radio operator for Britain's special forces in World War II.
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