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Mark Zonder, a boy scout from Leiden, attends the 1937 World Jamboree held near his home town in the Netherlands. From there, he meets Frans van Zandt - the volunteer director general of the Boy Scout movement, who also happens to be Queen Wilhelmina's royal 'fixer'. As the war nears, van Zandt is charged with carrying out several royal 'initiatives' and recruits Mark to join his organization in pursuit of the Queen's objectives. As the second world war envelops Europe, Wilhelmina moves the seat of the Netherlands government to England, Mark is swept along and is tasked with establishing and recruiting agents to form a Dutch Resistance movement. Then, his ultimate mission. He himself is dropped into occupied Netherlands in 1941. For the first time since war broke out, he is at home... but behind enemy lines. And so begins his cross continental pursuit eluding German forces and American FBI agents, accompanied by a twelve year old boy who must be protected ¬- at all costs. Her Majesty's Boy Scout offers an insightful look at the war from a civilian's perspective and a colourful characterization of Europe and the war period. The cast of fictional characters is interspersed with real historical counterparts. The story unfolds as a sub plot among the factual historical events that made world headlines. The combination is compelling and makes for an intriguing 'what if' scenario that readers will ponder long after putting the book down.
About the Author: Guy Simonis was born in 1931 in the city of Leiden, near The Hague in the Netherlands. When Hitler's Nazi forces invaded Poland in 1939, Guy was an eight-year-old child. When VE day was declared, he celebrated his 14th birthday. Many of the characters and colour of this story are based on his experiences throughout the German occupation. Following the war, Guy spent two years in the service of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, stationed in Fontainebleau, France. In 1954, he married his long-time sweetheart Ina Blaauw and emigrated to Canada. After a successful career in the world lottery industry and a subsequent retirement career in consulting around the world, Guy has 'slowed the pace' somewhat and taken up writing. His first effort was a lottery insider's guidebook called Dissected and Reassembled, co-authored with Jean-Marc Lafaille. His second effort - a detailed, but amusing family history - is entitled It's a long story, kids, and at times interesting. Tired of telling the truth, Guy has turned his hand to historical fiction with "Her Majesty's Boy Scout" a tale of Agent Mark Zonder from Leiden.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781450550550
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 414
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: At home, behind enemy lines
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 145055055X
  • Publisher Date: 11 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 598 gr


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