P/M940872 Chronicle of a Cold War Eavesdropper a Poem by John Bishop
John Bishop's poem narrating his national service is a unique document. Between 1948 and 1960 more than two million young men were conscripted to serve two years in the armed forces. John was one of only 40-odd thousand to be drafted into the Royal Navy. As a coder special - there were around 1200 of them - he was given intensive, secret training in the Russian language so that in northern Germany he could intercept, log and tape-record Soviet military voice communications for analysis at GCHQ. Many other national servicemen have written memoirs about their experiences. As far as can be established, John is alone in having penned his in…
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- ISBN: 978-1-906164-26-3
- EAN: 9781906164263
- Produktnummer: 19637519
- Verlag: Hodgson Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 58 S.
- Masse: H19.0 cm x B12.0 cm x D0.3 cm 66 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 66
Über den Autor
Dr. John Bishop has led a triple life. This orthopedic surgeon and keyboard musician has combined two of his talents into a third, as the author of the beloved Doc Brady mystery series. Beyond applying his medical expertise at a relatable and comprehensible level, Dr. Bishop, through his fictional counterpart Doc Brady, also infuses his books with his love of not only Houston and Galveston, Texas, but especially with his love for his adored wife. Bishop's talented Doc Brady is confident yet humble, brilliant yet a genuinely nice and funny guy who happens to have a knack for solving medical mysteries, and above all is the doctor who will cure you of your blues and boredom. Step into his world with the first three books of the series, and you'll be clambering for more.The Doc Brady medical thriller series is set in the changing environment of medicine in the 1990s. Drawing on his years of experience as a practicing surgeon, Bishop entertains readers using his unique insights into the medical world with all its challenges, intricacies, and complexities, while at the same time revealing the compassion and dedication of health care professionals.Dr. Bishop and his wife, Joan, reside in the Texas Hill Country.
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