Eastern Approaches
Memoir of the early career of Fitzroy Maclean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eastern Approaches (1949) is a memoir of the early career of Fitzroy Maclean. It is divided into three parts: his life as a junior diplomat in Moscow and his travels in the Soviet Union, especially the forbidden zones of Central Asia; his exploits in the British Army and SAS in the North Africa theatre of war; and his time with Josip Broz Tito and the Partisans in Yugoslavia.
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Author | Fitzroy Maclean |
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Language | English |
Subject | World War II, Travel literature |
Genre | Autobiography |
Publication date | 1949 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 550 |
OCLC | 6486798 |
Maclean was considered to be one of the inspirations for James Bond,[1] and this book contains many of the elements: remote travel, the sybaritic delights of diplomatic life, violence and adventure. The American edition was titled Escape To Adventure, and was published a year later. All place names in this article use the spelling in the book.