The hornet's sting
Subtitle: the amazing untold story of Second World War spy Thomas Sneum
By: Mark Ryan
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780749909895; 9780749909901; 9780749909918
Subjects: Spies; World War, 1939-1945; Secret service; Espionage; History
Description: Mark Ryan describes how Tommy made an incredible escape from Denmark in a battered old Hornet Moth aircraft - which he had to refuel in mid-air by climbing out on the wing. Later, he escaped from Denmark again - by walking across a treacherous frozen sea on which two of his companions died. Tommy brought over precious intelligence about the Nazi radar installations in Denmark and their atom bomb - his reward was to be imprisoned in Brixton as a suspected double agent and threatened with execution.