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The lovely sergeant

Pages
182
Published
1963
Language
English

About the author

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Alan Burgess

Alan Burgess (1 February 1915 – 10 April 1998) was an English Royal Air Force pilot and author who wrote several biographical and non-fiction books between the 1950s and the 1970s. He wrote biographies of Gladys Aylward,[1] and Flora Sandes,[2] and co-wrote Ingrid Bergman's autobiography.[3] Bergman played Gladys Aylward in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness based on Burgess's biography.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Lovely Sergeant based on a true story?

    The book chronicles the life of Flora Sandes, a British woman who served as an officer in the Serbian Army during World War I, making it a biographical account of a real historical figure.