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Thomas Toughill is a non-fiction author. Before becoming an author, Toughill had a varied career after graduating from Glasgow University in History and German. He worked in a whisky distillery, spent time as an infantry officer in the British Army, became an intelligence officer based in Hong Kong and was a bodyguard for both Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon. [1]

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References

  1. Steiner Books biography - http://www.steinerbooks.org/author.html?au=1843 Archived 23 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine