The jedburghs : the secret history of the allied special forces, France 1944 /

The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Irwin, Will
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, 2009.
Temas:
USA > Office of Strategic Services
Office of Strategic Services.
1939-1945
Special forces (Military science)
Special operations (Military science)
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
Forces spéciales (Science militaire)
Opérations spéciales (Science militaire)
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > France.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military campaigns
Secret service
War > Underground movements
Résistance
Kommandounternehmen
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Alliierte
Alliierte.
Kommandounternehmen.
Résistance.
Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
Normandy (France) > History, Military.
France
France > Normandy
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (352 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786735204
0786735201

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