The amazing thing is that Paddy himself (the leader of this daring raid) was just a normal English schoolboy, until he set off on his walk across Europe at age 16 or so...
I have previously posted this on HN to good response, my Father (83) has been transcribing publishing his letters written over a 10 year period (1956-1966) traveling the world while in the navy, a diplomatic courier, and the consulate in Saigon leading up to the War.
Fermor is part of a whole cast of adventurers, like Richard Halliburton who lived life to the hilt. They lived in a certain time in place, where technology, access, risk, and the unknown nature of the world made classical adventure possible. Really good stuff.
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[ 769 ms ] story [ 376 ms ] thread(Written by the author of Born to Run).
https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mom-Odyssey-World-Travel-ebook/d...
I first saw it when you posted a couple of letters to gauge interest. Looking forward to read it.