{"product_id":"the-hornets-sting-mark-ryan-9781616081706","title":"The Hornet's Sting: The Amazing Untold Story of World War II Spy Thomas Sneum","description":"Assassination by crossbow, refueling homemade planes in mid-air, mother and daughter seduction--Allied spy Tommy Sneum did it all during World War II. The exploits of the Danish-born spy made him a legend in espionage circles. But until now, the full, extraordinary story of Sneum's action-packed career as a British-run spy has never been told. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his incredible escape from Denmark in a battered Hornet Moth aircraft, which he refueled in mid-air, to his second escape, where he walked across a treacherous frozen sea on which two of his companions died, Ryan covers all of Sneum's thrilling adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After escaping, Sneum leaked Nazi intelligence regarding radar installations in Denmark and an atom bomb. His reward? Imprisonment in Brixton as a suspected double agent. He cheated the hangman--but it is only with the publication of this enthralling book that Sneum can be celebrated as--in the words of Professor R.V. Jones, Churchill's chief of scientific intelligence--\"one of the true heroes of World War II.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616081708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616081706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 1.21d","brand":"Mark Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995104411903,"sku":"9781616081706","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_872a7a6e-bafc-413b-999c-f4267854654c.jpg?v=1683333898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hornets-sting-mark-ryan-9781616081706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}