▁novel , ▁which ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁while ▁str and ed ▁in ▁V ich y ▁France , ▁Running ▁to ▁Parad ise , ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ised ▁account ▁of ▁combat ▁with ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁and ▁experiences ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Executive , ▁par ach uting ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines ▁to ▁work ▁under cover ▁as ▁a ▁sab ote ur , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain , ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Special ▁Bo at ▁Service ▁on ▁ra ids ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁the ▁A ege an . ▁He ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁nov els , ▁he ▁also ▁published ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁aut obi ography , ▁the ▁second ▁left ▁incomplete ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁in ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁books ▁reflect ▁his ▁war ▁experiences , ▁including ▁his ▁explo its ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Bo at ▁Service . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁thr ill ers ▁which ▁analy se ▁the ▁psych ological ▁and ▁spiritual ▁motiv ations ▁of ▁their ▁protagon ists . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁nov els ▁were ▁adm ired ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁Som erset ▁M aug ham . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁L od wick ' s ▁death , ▁Anthony ▁Burg ess ▁wrote : ▁ ▁" He ▁is ▁not ▁afraid ▁of ▁r het or ic , ▁grand ilo quence ; ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁foreign ▁literature