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Long Awaited Sequel To Camp X Book Released
Lynn Philip Hodgson's new book now available
By Don Edwards
Comrade Lynn Philip Hodgson. has just released the intriguing follow-up
to his in-depth, ground breaking book Inside Camp-X.
On this 10th anniversary of it’s publishing, the long awaited sequel is
now available for immediate shipment
Mr. Hodgson, a Port Perry resident, municipal councillor, and
past member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Sir William Stephenson, Branch
#637, has said he was inspired to start learning about the camp back in
1976, after his wife read the book A Man Called Intrepid,
which alluded to a wartime spy camp in the Oshawa and Whitby area.
Lynn Philip Hodgson
has dedicated half of his life to bringing to light the most detailed
secrets of Camp-X. He has inspired hundreds of people to learn of the
rich history of this top secret, wartime installation.
Mr. Hodgson leads informative
walking tours and able to recreate insight into the life and day-to-day
actions at Camp X every summer.
Camp X was established in Dec. of 1941 as a joint venture between the
British Security Co-ordination and the Canadian government,
under the direction
Sir William Stephenson.
Over the years it was in operation, hundreds of Camp X students were
trained in the full spectrum of spy skills including silent killing,
unarmed combat, sabotage, demolition, map reading, intelligence
gathering and cipher codes.
Highlights of the new book include many stories of the people who were
there. Including that of Mr. Reg Miller, an uncle-in-law of mine, who at
age 17 was recruited to be an operative.
Also within are in-depth details of such facts as the origins of the CIA
and its links to Camp X, how an instructor came to write the screenplay
for the first James Bond movie and documents that suggest
revealing things never known to the public.
There
will be two book launches around the area.
Saturday, September 12th at the Robert Stuart Museum, South Field of the
Oshawa Airport, and Saturday, September 19th, at The Grenadier in Port
Perry from 13:00h - 1500h.
The book and many other writings by
Comrade Lynn Philip Hodgson are also available from the Camp X
bookstore.
SPECIAL OFFER
Dispatches from Camp-X
Autographed, makes a great gift!
Collectors' Edition -$25 -Plus $5 postage, taxes included
Send cheque or money order to:
Marlene Hodgson
P.O. Box 153
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
L9L 1A3
For more information on Camp X, Tour Dates or Comrade Lynn Philip
Hodgson, visit our
Links Page.
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