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Flames in the Field: The Story of Four SOE Agents in Occupied France

Categorie	Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer	#374523-XA50
Titel	Flames in the Field: The Story of Four SOE Agents in Occupied France
Auteur	Kramer, Rita
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin
Jaar van uitgave	1996
ISBN10	0140244239
ISBN13	9780140244236
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The true story of women agents of the secret World War II Special Operations Executive, mandated by Winston Churchill to "set Europe ablaze" by organizing resistance in occupied Europe during the prelude to D Day. Intrigue and heroism, adventure and betrayal figure in this account of British-led efforts to defeat the Nazis in wartime France, based on extensive research in records, documents, letters and memoirs, and the author's interviews with surviving agents and officials. Despite sporadic defeat and betrayal, SOE leaders managed to delay the arrival of German reinforcements to the Normandy beachhead, contributing to the eventual Allied victory. Details of the operations of SOE recounted here remained secret for decades after the war, finally revealing the human cost of the re... (Lees verder)connaissance and sabotage efforts that helped to shorten the conflict.
Pagina's	335
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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