The Paladin
by Brian Garfield
On This Page
Description
In 1940 Winston Churchill recruited a 15-yr. old boy to become a secret agent who would report to him personally. Throughout World War II this boy, who quickly became a man, was ordered on many highly dangerous missions conducted in utmost secrecy. His code name was Christopher Robin and he was Churchill's paladin-- his secret warrior.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
Esta historia narra la extraordinaria historia de un hombre que hoy anda por la cincuentena y que desde los quince años fue un agente secreto al servicio de Churchill. En el año 1940, el famoso político inglés encomendó algunas misiones secretas a un muchacho al que había conocido casualmente. Poco a poco, lo que había comenzado como una divertida aventura juvenil se convirtió en una peligrosa carrera de espía en la que abundaron los crímenes, asesinatos, persecuciones y torturas. El joven, que utilizaba el nombre de Christopher Robin, recibía órdenes del propio Churchill y del jefe del servicio de espionaje británico, y las ejecutaba con gran imaginación y valor en una época particularmente crítica de la historia de show more Inglaterra, los años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. show less
Nov 11, 2022Spanish
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
97+ Works 1,876 Members
Brian Francis Wynne Garfield was born in New York City on January 26, 1939. He attended the University of Arizona and served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserves from 1957-1965. He wrote his first book, Range Justice, when he was 18 years old. He went on to write more than 70 books including westerns, mysteries, and nonfiction. His novels show more included Death Wish, Gun Down, and Death Sentence. Hopscotch won an Edgar Award and was adapted into a film in 1980, which Garfield also wrote. The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction in 1969. Nineteen of his works were made into films or TV shows. He died after a battle with Parkinson's disease on December 29, 2018 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Awards and Honors
Distinctions
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- The Paladin
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters*
- Winston Churchill; Christopher Creighton
- Important places*
- Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk; Berlijn, Duitsland; Moskou, Rusland
- Epigraph*
- Christopher Creighton: spion voor Churchill
- Quotations*
- En juist omdat je zo'n Heel Klein Beestje bent, kan je Heel nuttig zijn in het plan, dat we gaan uitvoeren. (A.A. Milne, Winnie de Poeh). The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far and Honor a name, But the v... (show all)oice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks Play up! Play up! and Play the game. (Sir Henry Newbolt, Vitia Lampada).
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 166
- Popularity
- 194,755
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.13)
- Languages
- 7 — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 19
- ASINs
- 7
