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The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent Behind the Lines in Wartime France (Paperback)

by Ewen Southby-Tailyour (Author), Andre Hue (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (31 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141015802
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141015804
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A gripping story: There cannot be many clearer or more detailed accounts of the operations of the French resistance, and Hue's death-defying adventures make for riveting reading' New Statesman Andre Hue was something of a daredevil. By the age of twenty the Anglo-Frenchman had survived shipwreck and years undercover in France, sabotaging German supply lines. Returning to Britain, he was recruited by SOE to parachute behind enemy lines on 5 June 1944, to unite resistance forces in Brittany and paralyze local German troops during the Allied invasion. Though Hue’s mission was fraught with difficulty – he missed his landing site, his secret base camp became the site of a pitch battle and a band of Cossacks tried to hunt him down – he knew that thousands of lives depended on his success or failure.


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Andre Hue was born in Swansea of a Welsh mother and French father, and brought up in France. He was recruited by SOE and parachuted into Brittany, where he displayed outstanding bravery for which he was awarded both the DSO and the Croix de Guerre. He was later dropped behind enemy lines in Burma, and after the war joined MI6. He is in his 80s, and lives with his wife in Sussex.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Living proof, 2 Oct 2006
By Richard Carter (Brittany, France) - See all my reviews
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I recently moved to the Malestroit area of Brittany, and it was suggested that I should read this book. It is without doubt the best book that I have read for some years, and the first for a while that I have read every word written, including all the appendices. Having read the book a visit to the Musee de la Resistance at St Marcel is thoroughly recommended - it is much more than its title suggests. I would also say to anyone that a short drive around the area, to the towns, villages and the countryside mentioned in the book will bring every word read, alive. Time has passed, but the courage from this book lives on.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed, 3 Nov 2006
By Angus McTear (Fort George) - See all my reviews
The action starts on the very first page with the sinking of an Atlantic liner and from there we are led, via Casablanca, to the martialling yards of a German controlled railway terminus, para drops, return to UK by MTB, SOE training, para drop back into France the evening before D Day. Hardly a moment's rest!
Well controlled writing then covers the killing of the local Gestapo Colonel to the largest fixed battle ever undertaken by the French Resistance followed by an intensive period of escape and evasion.
Compelling actions and compelling writing from the very first page makes this reviewer wonder if others have openend the book. Or, if so, they have another agenda behind their reviews of what Professor MRD Foot has described as one of the best books (writing and content)to have come out of that period of the Second World War - and I for one can not disagree.
The daily living conditions - yes Calvados and food - are an integral part of Andre Hue's tale and add the human touches to an otherwise frightening and humbling story.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly gripping and moving tale. Impossible to put down, 13 April 2006
I've never written a book review before or ever felt the urge to have to write one until I read this great tale.
It is truly the only book that I've actually been upset to finish. It is the most moving read I've ever come across and I was immensely upset to find myself completing it in what seemed like such a short time.
The story is full of drama and makes it easy to picture what life would have been like for one of the brave SOE agents of the Second World War in occupied France. From Andre's early days working on the railway, to parachuting back into France from an excursion in England, to the cat and mouse chase across the French countryside from the German Gestapo and French 'Milice', the book draws you in and it becomes impossible to put down. It isn't just a book about war; it is about a young man growing into adulthood, finding his place in life, falling in love and fighting for his country.
This book is a true epic, and is one that really gets the reader involved emotionally. I would recommend it to anyone.

My only problem is that now there's an empty space in my life where this book once was, and now I need to find something equally gripping to fill it!
Read this book. You will not be disappointed.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fantastic book
This is just a fantastic read and account of what was going on "behind enemy lines" and how integral they were to the success of DDay +

I've been to this area of... Read more
Published 22 days ago by M. Coyne

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
A really nice read - I do enjoy non-fiction and this book is no exception. It has made me want to visit that area of France to visually link up the events to the real places.
Published 2 months ago by b-i-k-e-s

3.0 out of 5 stars the next moon
it was ok, but i generally found 'the next moon' disappointing. the author led an extraodinary life behind enemy lines, but the way it was written was very ordinary. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ian m richardson

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I know a few of the reviews say they got tired of the constant talking of eating and drinking but that was very typical of the French and still is, to me it was just staying true... Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. H.

4.0 out of 5 stars All happened around where I live
The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent behind the Lines in Wartime France This book is local history for me, driving around Malestroit and St Marcell, down... Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Chapman

4.0 out of 5 stars Fact or fiction ?
This is a very interesting book - no doubt about that. My only reservation is that there must be an element of fiction involved here ; for example, how can he possibly remember... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Neil Warren

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it and weep a little ...
I've read many of the reviews here and don't understand some of the negative ones ... this is a book which describes life as it was during the liberation of France and the end of... Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. P. Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars A very slow start
Whilst the story is truely remarkable the prose isn't. It is slow & dreary (the first piece of action takes place around page 115. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2006 by Ra Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb writing on a superb episode of World War Two.
I wasn't going to review the book as the current excellent reviews were enough but now I feel I should endorse the view that this is probably the best SOE book to have been... Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2006 by Sailor

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, but i dont agree
I only read half of this book I was so bored with the repetative yawn of 'the hero' leaving his men to fight while he ate good food, wines and slept. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2006 by Mr. M. I. Gibbens

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