by Jimmy Burns · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa dura · ISBN 9780747595205
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«Papa Spy: Love, Faith and Betrayal in Wartime Spain» is the espionage biography by Jimmy Burns, published by Bloomsbury (395 pages, in English).
In the 1930s, Tom Burns was a star of British publishing and a friend of Chesterton, Waugh and Greene. When war broke out, he joined the Ministry of Information and was sent to Madrid as press attaché. His mission was to counter Nazi propaganda and keep Franco neutral, relying on his Catholic faith and his love of Spain.
The author, the protagonist's son, published this biography in 2009; it details Burns's involvement in the deception plan 'The Man Who Never Was'.
For readers interested in World War II, British espionage and the history of Spain under Franco.
Jimmy Burns is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although he was born in the Mississippi Delta, Burns has spent nearly all his life in Chicago. His elder brother, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, was a Detroit blues musician.
