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An utterly compelling account of how one POW kept his identity secret from the Nazis and evaded capture, relying on the bravery and kindness of strangers. A terrific read. --Andy McNab
One man's extraordinary odyssey of escape
through wartime Italy: riveting and remarkable. --Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Zigzag
Tom Carver's excellent book gives us a better understanding why our most well known World War II General was the complex man he was --General the Lord Guthrie, Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997-2001
An escape story in the finest English tradition. Beautifully written and poignant to the end - deserves to become an instant classic --David Loyn, BBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent
This account of Monty's step-son's exploits in the Second World War is a gem. It reminds one of the gallantry and devotion to duty of a generation that has nearly left us. --Patrick Cordingley, Commander of the Desert Rats, Iraq
One man's extraordinary odyssey of escape
through wartime Italy: riveting and remarkable. --Ben Macintyre, author of Agent Zigzag
Tom Carver's excellent book gives us a better understanding why our most well known World War II General was the complex man he was --General the Lord Guthrie, Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997-2001
An escape story in the finest English tradition. Beautifully written and poignant to the end - deserves to become an instant classic --David Loyn, BBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent
This account of Monty's step-son's exploits in the Second World War is a gem. It reminds one of the gallantry and devotion to duty of a generation that has nearly left us. --Patrick Cordingley, Commander of the Desert Rats, Iraq
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In November 1942, two nights after the Battle of El Alamein, a young British army officer was captured. As the Nazis deliberated about what to do with him, Richard Carver had particular reason to be afraid: unknown to anyone, he was the stepson of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the Allied Commander who had just inflicted the first serious defeat on the Third Reich...This gripping story tells of Richard's internment in a POW camp in northern Italy - the same camp made famous by Eric Newby - and of his subsequent escape. Having decided to risk making his way back to Allied HQ in the south, he embarked on a gruelling 500-mile journey through German-occupied territory, evading capture again and again and ultimately being saved by a family of brave Italian peasants who jeopardised not just their own lives but those of an entire village to hide him. In the winter of 1943, a year after he disappeared, he staggered back into Army HQ, to be greeted by his now famous stepfather with the words, 'Where the hell have you been?' This is a great adventure story - a reminder of a lost age when, in the face of terrifying challenges, a generation rose to extraordinary feats of valour in the service of a cause greater than themselves.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is not just the obvious exciting adventure of escape and evasion in enemy territory but also a mystery, told with detective-novel skill, of a son's slow unveiling of the biggest story of his father's life and the extraordinary, daily and nightly, kindness of strangers that saved a PoW on the run. The hero being Field Marshal Montgomery's stepson, the book also sheds light on the private life of Monty whose harsh and even nasty professional demeanour masked a fondness for the simple and silly delights of being with children: this is a man who wept, in uniform, at his wife's funeral.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Not sure how to rightly describe Where The Hell Have You Been? Sometimes feels like a book about General Montgomery. Sometimes feels like a son's book to his father (both in terms of the author writing to his father - and Richard Carver writing about his step-father, Monty). Can rightly say though that book is superbly researched and well written - and different aspects and voices in book make Where The Hell Have You Been? greater than the sum of its parts.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Really enjoyable. Part touching biography, part boys own Second World War story. Where The Hell Have You Been sheds new light on the character and career of Monty from a wholly original angle. Highly recommended.
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why did he wait so long?
a very interesting book and a reminder of things forgotten which should be remembered, an amazing survival story and tale of brutality
a shame he waited so long to tell his... Read more
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Published 2 months ago by Mark Barker
superb story
This is possibly the best book I have read.
The way that Tom carver describes later events when his father is older, and then takes you back to the war time story is just so... Read more
The way that Tom carver describes later events when his father is older, and then takes you back to the war time story is just so... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dave Roberts
Where the Hell have you been?
I bought this book for Christmas for my husband. He only reads war and history books!!! He says that it is very good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Elisabeth
Tom Carver - Where the Hell have you been?
Where The Hell Have You Been? This is the best book that I have read in a long time. I thought it was going to be about Monty, but it was a fascinating insight into his wider... Read more
Published 8 months ago by John Warner
Were the hell have you been
The story is good in itself but you also get to undestand how the author got to know and understand his father better and why he was like he was.
Published 12 months ago by Mad dog
An outstanding but gentle biography of a modest man
This is an exciting story written in a restrained manner which befits the central character, Richard Carver. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Noel
Book - where the hell have you been?
Delivered promptly and in excellent condition. I bought it after reading a review of it in the sunday times.
Not read it yet but feel it will be a very good story.
Not read it yet but feel it will be a very good story.
Published 14 months ago by Procyon
Where the Hell have you been
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I didn't know that Monty had an adopted son and I did not realise that the Italians released some of the prisoners when they gave up the war. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lemon
Where the Hell Have you Been?
I couldn't put it down. A thoroughly engaging story of a man captured during the desert campaign of WWII, his incarceration by the Italians and his trek down through Italy after... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Denis Potter
What a great read.
A great read.
It felt like reading a fiction novel. Good pace, interesting characters, a fantastic tale. Difficult to put down.
I loved it.
It felt like reading a fiction novel. Good pace, interesting characters, a fantastic tale. Difficult to put down.
I loved it.
Published 22 months ago by C. D. Smith
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