Friday, July 15, 2011
Nerd Notes: Warrior Scholars of World War II
Meet Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) and some of his remarkable peers in this captivating obituary. I am utterly charmed. Leigh Fermor, by the way, managed to kidnap a Nazi general on Crete and quote the Roman poet Horace in almost the same breath. Hail and farewell, sir! Ave atque vale!
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