Captain Lorrington "Gimlet" King

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Captain Lorrington "Gimlet" King, is a character created by British author, W.E. Johns, best known as the creator of Biggles and Worrals.

The books which were published just after the end of World War II, are about the adventures of explorer-soldier "Gimlet" King, and his intrepid band of followers. Several of the novels are set during WWII, especially in occupied Europe. The other books in the series revolve around treasure, and the post-war struggles in Britain's colonies, and former colonies. "Gimlet" and his team of commandoes were designed to represent the multiple ethnicities of the British Empire; along with the English characters, French-Canadian, Scots, and European-educated Asians, cooperate for the good of Britain. In the general the story line of the books focuses on actions behind enemy lines, or in foreign lands. During one of the books, Gimlet and his team go into occupied France to rescue British slave labourers from a Renault plant which is about to be bombed. In later stories, Gimlet seeks treasure, and must work as both predator and prey, when Werwolf terrorists begin trying and executing British "war criminals". Although less popular than Biggles as a character, Gimlet remains an enduring legacy of W.E. Johns, and British adventure fiction.