The riddle of the sands : a record of secret service / Erskine Childers ; with a foreword by Geoffrey Household.
By: Childers, Erskine [author.].
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BookPublisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1978Description: 326 p. : maps ; 18 cm.Subject(s): Secret service -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Sailing -- Frisian Islands -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Invasions -- FictionDDC classification: 823.91 Summary: Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers joins his friend, Davies, on a yachting expedition in the Baltic. But Davies has more on his mind than killing fowl. As they navigate the waters and treacherous shifting sands on board the Dulcibella, Carruthers learns the real reason behind their trip and how the safety of Britain depends on it.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 823.91 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00025310 |
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Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers joins his friend, Davies, on a yachting expedition in the Baltic. But Davies has more on his mind than killing fowl. As they navigate the waters and treacherous shifting sands on board the Dulcibella, Carruthers learns the real reason behind their trip and how the safety of Britain depends on it.