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Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters
- gadders 9y agoMore details on the kidnapping of General Kreipe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnap_of_Heinrich_Kreipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnap_of_Heinrich_Kreipe
- gadders 9y agoAnd if you want some ideas on how they managed, it fitness-wise: http://www.chrismcdougall.com/buy-natural-born-heroes-from-these-sellers/ http://www.chrismcdougall.com/buy-natural-born-heroes-from-t... (Written by the author of Born to Run).
- cpr 9y agoThe 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...
- will_brown 9y agoI 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. https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mom-Odyssey-World-Travel-ebook/dp/B01MR2ZQ5W https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mom-Odyssey-World-Travel-ebook/d...
- blub 9y agoAh, I was actually wondering what became of that project :) I first saw it when you posted a couple of letters to gauge interest. Looking forward to read it.
- 893helios 9y agoFermor 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.