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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Call to Action
  • Into the Hornet's Nest
  • An Alternative Form of Warfare
  • "Situation Hot"
  • Survival
  • The Maquis de Saffre
  • Brittany Liberated
  • "Just Ignore 'Em!"
  • A Rainy Night in Picardy
  • War Comes to the Riviera
  • Ukrainians in the FFI
  • On the Reich's Doorstep
  • The French Jedburgh Teams.

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