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John Lodwick

    John Lodwick was a prolific British author celebrated for his sharp style, wit, and sardonic humor. His extensive body of work spans war novels, thrillers, adventure stories, and comic fiction, often drawing from his own life experiences, including service in the French Foreign Legion. Though sometimes criticized for his cynical tone and unpleasant characters, Lodwick garnered admiration from literary figures like Somerset Maugham and Anthony Burgess. His early and tragic death, however, meant his work risked being overlooked, but his unique blend of doomy romanticism and brilliant prose deserves rediscovery.

    John Lodwick
    Záškodníci z moře : přepadové akce britské Special Boat Service na nepřátelském území 1940-1945
    Záškodníci z moře
    Gulbenkian; an Interpretation of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian
    The Man Dormant, a Novel
    Raiders from the Sea