Isbn: 9781610395779 - the ingenious mr. pyke: inventor, fugitive, spy (28 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare forever In the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds--to rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an inventor, adventurer, polymath, and unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune on the stock market, founded an influential pre-school, wrote a bestseller, and came up with the idea for the US and Canadian Special Forces. In 1942, he convinced Winston Churchill to build an aircraft carrier out of reinforced ice. Pyke escaped from a German WWI prison camp, devised an ingenious plan to help the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, and launched a private attempt to avert the outbreak of the Second World War by sending into Nazi Germany a group of pollsters disguised as golfers. And he may have been a Russian spy. In 2009, long after Pyke's death, MI5 released a mass of material suggesting that Pyke was in fact a senior official in the Soviet Comintern. In 1951, papers relating to Pyke were found in the flat of "Cambridge Spy" Guy Burgess after his defection to Moscow. MI5 had "watchers" follow Pyke through the bombed-out streets of London, his letters were opened, and listening devices picked up clues to his real identity. Convinced he was a Soviet agent codenamed Professor P, MI5 helped to bring his career to an end. Henry Hemming is the first reporter to sift through this extraordinary new information and finally tell Pyke's astonishing story in full: his brilliance, his flaws, and his life of adventures, ideas, and secrets.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare forever In the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds--to rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an inventor, adventurer, polymath, and unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune on the stock market, founded an influential pre-school, wrote a bestseller, and came up with the idea for the US and Canadian Special Forces. In 1942, he convinced Winston Churchill to build an aircraft carrier out of reinforced ice. Pyke escaped from a German WWI prison camp, devised an ingenious plan to help the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, and launched a private attempt to avert the outbreak of the Second World War by sending into Nazi Germany a group of pollsters disguised as golfers. And he may have been a Russian spy. In 2009, long after Pyke's death, MI5 released a mass of material suggesting that Pyke was in fact a senior official in the Soviet Comintern. In 1951, papers relating to Pyke were found in the flat of "Cambridge Spy" Guy Burgess after his defection to Moscow. MI5 had "watchers" follow Pyke through the bombed-out streets of London, his letters were opened, and listening devices picked up clues to his real identity. Convinced he was a Soviet agent codenamed Professor P, MI5 helped to bring his career to an end. Henry Hemming is the first reporter to sift through this extraordinary new information and finally tell Pyke's astonishing story in full: his brilliance, his flaws, and his life of adventures, ideas, and secrets. …

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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hardcover. Condizione: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 500 pp. Illus. with photos (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Full number line.; 512 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. A very fine copy in like DJ.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. A very good copy with a clean and tight binding. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. International orders may require additional postage.; Full number line.; 512 pages.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's cover design. Complete number line at copyright page. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 26.99] clean, crisp, colors bright, minor edge wear. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Pages [500 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square; top of three pages with a tiny nick. Black boards, clean, bright silver gilt spine lettering, minor shelf wear at heel of spine. The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare forever. All books are in my smoke free & climate controlled shop and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Domestic & international shipping includes tracking information. Stated First U.S. Edition First Printing. Various Photographers (illustratore).…

Hardcover, illus. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ New. NO notes. No markings of ANY kind. New DJ not price clipped ($26.99); Ships in a box, USA; 501 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, tight copy in mylar-protected dust jacket. 500pp.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the dust jacket and the book are in "Fine" condition. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS10478 01/2021.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($26.99price intact). Published by PublicAffairs, 2015. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 500 pages. ISBN: 9781610395779. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket.; 6.25 X 1.5 X 9.5 inches; 500 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 544 pages. 9.75x6.75x2.00 inches. In Stock.