{"product_id":"ill-met-by-moonlight-9781589880665","title":"Ill Met by Moonlight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis amazing story is marvelously well told, in an exuberant, racing style that makes it impossible to lay the book aside once the first page is read.--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIll Met By Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping account of the audacious World War II abduction of a German general from the island of Crete. British special forces officers W. Stanley Moss and Patrick Leigh Fermor, together with a small band of Cretan partisans, kidnapped the general, then evaded numerous German checkpoints and patrols for nearly three weeks as they maneuvered across the mountainous island to a rendezvous with the boat that finally whisked them away to Allied headquarters in Cairo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a mad adventure, and it came off. Moss recorded the whole escapade in a diary, which survives as a thrilling account of one of the most reckless and dramatic actions of the war.--\u003cb\u003ePatrick Leigh Fermor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twin masterpiece of action and narrative.--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An] exciting account of a feat which demanded an extreme of daring and determination.--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2011 Paul Dry Books edition includes an Afterword by Patrick Leigh Fermor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. Stanley Moss\u003c\/b\u003e was a World War II hero and later a best-selling author. He traveled extensively after the war, notably to Antarctica with a British Antarctic Expedition. Eventually he settled in Kingston, Jamaica. Paul Dry Books also publishes \u003ci\u003eA War of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, Moss's sequel to \u003ci\u003eIll Met By Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e--a rousing account of his World War II adventures as an agent in Crete, Macedonia, and the Siamese jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1044171\"\u003eW. Stanley Moss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589880665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589880668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027100\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War II | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Stanley Moss: W. Stanley Moss was a war hero and best-selling author in the 1950s. He traveled extensively, notably to Antarctica with a British Antarctic Expedition. Eventually he settled in Kingston, Jamaica, and died aged 44. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668794478829,"sku":"9781589880665","price":24.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_14433ec4-d348-4dc3-b36e-d6232148a9b5.jpg?v=1649460574","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ill-met-by-moonlight-9781589880665","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}