A soldier throughout the Second World War, he saw action across North Africa, was a driver for the Long Range Desert Group and fought at the Battle of Alamein. Taken into captivity at the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, he was sentenced to death for sabotaging a Dresden factory; he escaped only when the Allies’ infamous air raid blew apart his prison and soon encountered the advancing Red Army. Gregg’s fascinating tale does not end with the war - he also recounts his later adventures behind the Iron Curtain, offering behind-the-scenes glimpses into the shadowy world of Cold War espionage. Rifleman is the extraordinary story of an independent-minded and quick-witted survivor. ‘Completely fascinating … It has an immediate power throughout that makes war fiction a pale shadow of the real thing’Conn Iggulden, author of the bestselling Conqueror series ‘A gripping life-story: an incident-packed account of heartache, violence and cunning by a man whose will to survive and unbreakable optimism are a true inspiration’Independent Discover books by Victor Gregg published by Bloomsburywww.bloomsbury.com/VictorGregg King’s Cross Kid A London Childhood between the Wars Ninety-three-year-old Victor Gregg has had a rich and fascinating life.
