Sebastian O'Kelly

Amedeo (eBook, ePUB)

The True Story of an Italian's War in Abyssinia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Sebastian O'Kelly has found a story so extraordinary and moving that it seems inevitable it will end up as a film, Think 'The English Patient' crossed with 'Captain Corelli's Mandarin' and you will get some idea of the epic sweep, rich detail and sheer romance of 'Amedeo'

'Amedeo Guillet was a young aristocratic cavalry officer who would not give up. In 1941 he led what was to be the last charge of the war against a battalion of British tanks. When the Italians surrendered he did not. With a motley band of Eritrean and Arab irregulars, including his gun-slinging Ethiopian paramour, Amedeo fought on...The politics and passions of the time, the pity and pathos of war, the love and the loss all rise from the pages.'
Ross Leckie, 'The Times'

'This is a story that has it all: war and extraordinary courage, excitement and danger in exotic locations in a historical context now almost forgotten, an intense and magical love affair and the pain of separation.'
Martin Booth, 'Sunday Times'

'This book lays to rest the Italian reputation for military incompetence and lack of valour. Instead, we can only marvel at the bravery of Amedeo...Sebastian O'Kelly is to be congratulated on unearthing a remarkable story in a field where one would scarcely have believed there to be any more to add.
Simon Nixon, 'Literary Review'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007374212
• Artikelnr.: 42336420

Autorenporträt

Sebastian O'Kelly is a journalist for the Telegraph and Mail on Sunday. He is an expert on horses. This is his first book.