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Article: A traitor who loved his teddy.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2005
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Byline: HUGH MASSINGBERD
***** One of my earliest experiences in the book world was proof-reading The Harrow School Register - a dry, factual record of what had become of its pupils. I remember the frisson I felt when I read the end of one entry: 'Executed 19 December, 1945.' What, I wondered, was the story behind this stark statement about John Amery, elder son of the Imperial statesman Leo Amery and brother of Julian Amery, the gravel-voiced Tory politician?
I longed to know more. Now, Forty Years On (as the old song goes), David Faber - whose maternal-aunt, Catherine Macmillan (daughter of Harold Macmillan) married Julian Amery - has set out the whole ...