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Murder In Cairo: Gillman’s long pursuit of Cold War cold case
Congratulations to Inside Croydon contributor Peter Gillman, who yesterday saw his latest book, Murder In Cairo: Solving a Cold War Spy Mystery, given a front-page promotion by his former employers, while extracts were published as this week’s cover story in … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon, Peter Gillman
Tagged CIA, David Holden, Death in Cairo, Harry Evans, MI5, Peter Gillman, Sunday Times
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British spy who flew from Croydon to start Spanish Civil War
The prelude to World War II in Europe was a nasty and brutal civil war in Spain, used as a proving ground for Hitler’s troops. And Croydon played a role in its start and its end, writes JIM JUMP Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Airport, History
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Bill Harrington, Croydon, Croydon Airport, Cyril Sexton, General Francisco Franco, George Wheeler, Guernica, Harry Evans, International Brigades, International Brigades Memorial Trust, Jim Jump, John Peet, Major Hugh Pollard, Miles Tomalin, Spanish Civil War, World War II
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