
The Phantom Major
1958
First Published
4.31
Average Rating
320
Number of Pages
The story of David Stirling and His Desert Command Previously titled by Ballantine Books as Who Dares, Wins
Avg Rating
4.31
Number of Ratings
705
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Virginia Cowles
Author · 15 books
(Harriet) Virginia Spencer Cowles OBE was a noted American journalist, biographer, and travel writer. During her long career, Cowles went from covering fashion, to covering the Spanish Civil War, the turbulent period in Europe leading up to World War II, and the entire war. Her service as a correspondent was recognized by the British government with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1947. After the war, she published a number of critically acclaimed biographies of historical figures. In 1983, while traveling with her husband in France, she was killed in an automobile accident near Biarritz.