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Turncoat: The Strange Case of British Sergeant Harold Cole, the Worst Traitor of the War
The story of how British Sergeant Harold Cole double-crossed the British, French, and American war efforts, and came to wear the Gestapo uniform until his arrest and execution after the war, all revealed in fascinating historical detail by the author of The Butcher of Lyons. 40 black-and-white photographs.
- GenresEspionage
301 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1987
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April 22, 2025
Brendan M Murphy has an itch to scratch after coming across the Name of Harold Cole in his investigation of the Butcher of Lyon.
A confidence trickster from the beginning, the man would go on to be called the worst traitor of the war. I've a copy of the publicaly available file from the National Archives. It's huge and incredibly hard to follow.
What Brendan M Murphy did was take that file and testimonies and accounts from other people, as well as Michael Foots work and made it into a fast pace engaging read.
I knew of his betrayal of the Pat Line, but the man went further. Shockingly further, and he managed to pull others into that.
True evil.
RIP Brendan Murphy you wrote a banger.
A confidence trickster from the beginning, the man would go on to be called the worst traitor of the war. I've a copy of the publicaly available file from the National Archives. It's huge and incredibly hard to follow.
What Brendan M Murphy did was take that file and testimonies and accounts from other people, as well as Michael Foots work and made it into a fast pace engaging read.
I knew of his betrayal of the Pat Line, but the man went further. Shockingly further, and he managed to pull others into that.
True evil.
RIP Brendan Murphy you wrote a banger.
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