Arthur Swinson (1915–1970)
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Beyond the frontiers: The biography of Colonel F. M. Bailey, explorer and special agent; (1971) 8 exemplaren
Register of the Corps and Regiments of the British Army (Archive military references) (1972) 5 exemplaren
Sergeant Cork's second casebook : stories from the A.T.V. television series featuring the character Sergeant Cork, 2 exemplaren
A casebook of medical detection 1 exemplaar
Writing for television today 1 exemplaar
Comandos do deserto (tropas7) 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Swinson, Arthur Horace
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Swinson, Arthur
- Geboortedatum
- 1915
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1970
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Opleiding
- St. Albans School
- Beroepen
- soldier (British Army Officer)
playwright
author - Organisaties
- British Army
BBC - Korte biografie
- Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Swinson attended St Albans School. He enlisted in the Rifle Brigade in 1939 and in 1940 was commissioned into the Worcestershire Regiment. With the Worcestershire Regiment he fought at Kohima. The diaries he kept during the battle are now lodged in the Imperial War Museum. He served until 1946, with postings in Malaya, Burma, Assam and India[1] during World War II. He served at Kohima, India. He subsequently became a writer and producer at the BBC where he produced a number of programmes for Richard Attenborough.
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This is a pedestrian analysis of British India's Afghanistan problem. It is a good fact book, and a clear framework to organize more focused accounts.
The real story of the grounding of the s.s. Politician, immortalised in the novel of Compton Mackenzie and an Ealing Comedy film.
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- 22
- Leden
- 359
- Populariteit
- #66,805
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 27
- Talen
- 2
As you would expect from one who was there he also gets D.I.S. Correct,
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