---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rachel Jagareski <oldsaratogabo...@gmail.com> Date: 8 December 2011 01:04 Subject: [b] FS: Boarding Party: The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse, by James Leasor, WWII espionage To: Bibliophile <bib...@bibliophilegroup.com>
Dear Biblians: Today we are pleased to offer: Boarding Party: The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse, by James Leasor, London: William Heinemann, 1978, first edition. Foreword by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. VG/VG (spine cocked, jacket lightly scuffed). 204 pages, index, photos. Author photo on rear jacket flap. ISBN: 0434410268. This book is about a little known World War II episode in the former Portuguese colony of Goa on the Indian subcontinent. During WWII Portugal was neutral, and a German ship, the Ehrenfels, was situated in the Goan harbor. British intelligence found out that the ship was relaying information about Allied ships to German U-boats, who sunk an amazing 46 boats in one month in 1942. The Brits recruited a posse of middle-aged reservists from the Calcutta Light Horse, whose previous military exploits consisted of boozing and parading, to sabotage the Ehrenfels. The Germans believed their ship had come under attack by British and helped along by false communiques, they believed Goa would be invaded so they themselves blew up two other of their own ships to avoid capture. This adventure was later made into a 1980 film, The Sea Wolves, starring David Niven, Gregory Peck, Trevor Howard and Roger Moore. Offered to the list for $20 postpaid via media mail to the U.S. WME. Will ship elsewhere. Thank you. Rachel Old Saratoga Books Dan and Rachel Jagareski, Owners 94 Broad Street Schuylerville, NY 12871-1301 USA Check out our bookstore blog: http://booktrout.blogspot.com www.oldsaratogabooks.com (518) 695-5607 oldsaratogabo...@gmail.com Store hours: Wed. through Sun. noon to 5 pm Eastern Standard Time --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------