Background
Mr. Maclean was born on March 11, 1911, in Cairo, Egypt. He was a son of Charles Maclean and Gladys Royle.
("The Scots," said a censorious English member of Parliame...)
"The Scots," said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, "have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years." He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean disentangles the threads and enlivens his brisk account with both wit and scholarship.
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A lavishly illustrated companion volume to the fall 1995 PBS-television documentary of the same name recounts the history, clans, and culture of the Scottish Highlands and celebrates the exploits of Bonnie Prince Charlie. 15,000 first printing. National ad/promo. TV tie-in.
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(This biography portrays the Young Pretender's struggle to...)
This biography portrays the Young Pretender's struggle to rally the clans and restore a Stuart monarch to the British throne. How he nearly succeeded in changing the course of British history is told, as are the accounts of the 1745 Rising and the massacre at Culloden. Prince Charlie's subsequent adventures in France and Italy, until his eventual death in Rome over 40 years later, are also covered. Sir Fitzroy MacLean is the author of "Eastern Approaches".
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If ever there was a child of the twentieth century, it was Josip Broz, born eight years before it began, the son of a poor Croat peasant, suddenly to become famous some fifty years later as Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Our century's blood stained landmarks, two World Wars, the Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, the emergence of Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini, the great Soviet purges of the thirties, the assassinations at Sarajevo and Marseilles, all played their part in his development and had their impact on his career. And he, in his turn, made his impact on the century.
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(The best known of Sir Fitzroy's books is "Escape to Adven...)
The best known of Sir Fitzroy's books is "Escape to Adventure", an account of his experiences as a diplomat and officer and his first years as a member of Parliament. Reviewing it in The New York Times, C. L. Sulzberger, then The Times' chief foreign correspondent, called it an important historical document. "Furthermore," he wrote, "it is good reading and gives insight into the adventurous character" of some denizens of the British Isles.
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1950
(“Magnificently illustrated, it is a constant visual delig...)
“Magnificently illustrated, it is a constant visual delight . . . an admirable introduction to a fascinating subject.” ―The Scotsman “The Scots,” said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, “have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.” He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. Continuously in print for more than forty years and renowned to this day for the authority and wit with which it disentangles the complex threads of Scotland’s rich history, Fitzroy Maclean’s classic work has been brought up to date with recent events in the path to Scottish independence. Pictures from authentic contemporary sources illuminate the story―its romantic figures, battles, politics, and religion―and provide a rich visual record of Scotland’s art, craftsmanship, and intellectual life. 243 illustrations
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An illustrated guide to Central Asia and Australia. Base for the famous movie "to the back of Beyond " another word for the "outback " many pictures, and stories of locals
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Mr. Maclean was born on March 11, 1911, in Cairo, Egypt. He was a son of Charles Maclean and Gladys Royle.
He was brought up in Italy and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he read Classics and History. Mr. Maclean graduated from Cambridge University in 1932. He then studied in Germany before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1933.
Mr. Maclean was prevented from joining the army on the outbreak of the Second World War because of his position as a diplomat. He was only able to leave the Foreign Office by standing as an MP in 1941. He immediately joined the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders: and also, almost incidentally, found himself elected as the Conservative MP for Lancaster. Fitzroy Maclean quickly made a name for himself with the newly-formed SAS in North Africa: and further afield when he kidnapped the German Consul in Iraq. In 1943, Winston Churchill chose Mr. Maclean to liaison with Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia. Mr. Maclean reached the rank of Brigadier during the war, and was promoted to Major-General in 1947.
After leaving the army, Fitzroy Maclean took up the life of a Member of the House of Commons. He was briefly appointed as a junior Minister at the War Office from 1954 to 1957, and in the 1959 general election he gave up his Lancaster seat, instead standing for, and winning, the Bute and North Ayrshire Constituency. He was then re-elected at each successive election until his retirement from Parliament in 1974.
Mr. Maclean’s first book. Escape to Adventure, 1950, was originally published in England as Eastern Approaches in 1949.
(A lavishly illustrated companion volume to the fall 1995 ...)
(If ever there was a child of the twentieth century, it wa...)
("The Scots," said a censorious English member of Parliame...)
(This biography portrays the Young Pretender's struggle to...)
(The best known of Sir Fitzroy's books is "Escape to Adven...)
1950(“Magnificently illustrated, it is a constant visual delig...)
(An illustrated guide to Central Asia and Australia. Base ...)
(Signed by the author with dedication on title page)
He married Veronica Nell Fraser-Phipps (1920–2005), a Roman Catholic, in 1946. She was the daughter of the 16th Lord Lovat and widow of naval hero Lt. Alan Phipps, who was killed ashore at Leros in 1943. Sir Fitzroy and Lady Maclean had two sons: Charles Edward (born 1946) and Alexander James Simon Aeneas ("Jamie"; born 1949), who were brought up in their mother's faith. Charles is an author, well known for dark thrillers, including the cult classic The Watcher. Jamie became an art dealer and founded the Erotic Review.
Mr. Maclean was also stepfather to his wife's children from her first marriage, Susan Rose "Sukie" Phipps (born 1941) and Jeremy Julian Phipps (born 1942), who were not brought up Catholic. Sukie married Richard St. Clair de la Mare, grandson of poet Walter de la Mare in 1959, then writer Derek Marlowe in 1968, and finally Captain Nicolas Paravicini in 1986. She had five children, and is stepmother to autistic savant Derek Paravicini. Jeremy became a Major General in the Army, having served in the SAS.