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‘A marvellous entry in this excellent series, one of those books that  you have to keep reading but hate to finish. Highly recommended.’ [Stage Fright]

- MYSTERY WOMEN

I Was a Stranger

Posted on Mar 13, 2026 in Battle of Arnhem, Dutch resistance, I was a Stranger, John Hackett, Slightly Foxed, WWII memoirs | 8 Comments

Every now and then I come across a book that I go on thinking about long after I have finished it and I know I will return again and again. One such book is I Was A Stranger (1977) by John Hackett. In September 1944 he was commander of the 4th Parachute Brigade and at […]

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