Hilary Saint George Saunders

Hilary Aidan Saint George Saunders (* 1898 in Clifton near Bristol , England, † December 1951 in Nassau , Bahamas ) was a British writer.

Saunders wrote under several pseudonyms: "Francis Beeding" (with John Palmer ), "Barum Browne" (with Geoffrey Dennis ), "Cornelius Cofyn" (with John deVere Loder ), "David Pilgrim" (with John Palmer) and "John Somers ”(with John Palmer).

His training was interrupted by World War I , where he joined the Welsh Guards in 1916 . After the war, he went to Balliol College , Oxford to study history. However, he soon made up his mind and worked for the League of Nations from 1920 to 1937 . During this time his writing career began. He teamed up with his boss and best friend, John Leslie Palmer (1885–1944).

He was a chronicler of World War II . He was the Librarian Head of the House of Commons Library from 1946 to 1950 when he left office for health reasons.

Saunders became known for his books and pamphlets during World War II, e.g. B. The Battle of Britain , Bomber Command , Coastal Command , Combined Operations , etc., which he wrote officially and anonymously on behalf of the government, and later for the works Red Beret and Green Beret .

The Sleeping Bacchus is his only novel, a detective novel about the story of an art theft. Saunders also wrote about the Boy Scout movements during World War II in The Left Handshake (1949) after the war .

Works

• The Hidden Kingdom (1927) together with John Palmer under the name Francis Beeding
• The House of Dr. Edwardes (1927) together with John Palmer under the name Francis Beeding (see also " I fight for you ")
• The One Sane Man (1934) together with John Palmer under the name Francis Beeding
• Combined Operations: the Official Story of the Commandos. New York, Macmillan 1943.
• Per Ardua: The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939. London, Oxford University Press 1944
• Pioneers! O pioneers! London, Macmillan 1944
• Ford At War. London, Harrison and Sons 1946
• The Left Handshake - the Boy Scout Movement 1939–1945 London, Collins 1949
• The Red Cross and the White: A History of the Joint War Organization of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of the St. John of Jerusalem, During the War, 1939-1945. London, United Kingdom Hollis & Carter 1949
• The Green Beret. The Story of the Commandos 1940-1945. London, Michael Joseph 1950
• The Red Beret, the story of the Parachute Regiment at was 1940-45. London, Michael Joseph 1950
• Westminster Hall. London, Michael Joseph 1951
• The Sleeping Bacchus . London, Michael Joseph 1951.
• with, Denis Richards: Royal Air Force 1939–1945. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office (3 volumes)
  • Vol. 1 The Fight at Odds. 1953
  • Vol. 2 The Fight Avails. 1954
  • Vol. 3 The Fight is Won. 1954

Web links

• Kurzbiographie (English)
• "Francis Beeding" (works)
• John Palmer (1885-1944) at Fantastic Fiction
• Hilary St. George Sanders in the Internet Movie Database