A war of shadows

A new edition of the sequel to the phenomenally successful Ill Met by Moonlight.

Few escapades of the Second World War have captured the publics imagination more than the successful abduction of German General Kreipe from enemy-occupied Crete in 1944.

It was an operation instigated and daringly executed by two British SOE officersPatrick Leigh Fermor and William (Billy) Stanley Moss.

The war didnt stop for Billy Moss after this operation though, and it is his continuing story that is told here.

He reflects movingly on what it means to fight and deal in death, how the success of operations behind enemy lines in a foreign country is dependent on the goodwill of local inhabitants, and, surprisingly, on moments of high humour that punctuate the turmoil of war.

War of Shadows is a book in three partseach displaying differing aspects of World War II and its eventual conclusion, and all told with that tell-tale blend of poignancy and humour so characteristic of the time.