They Fought Alone

Maurice Buckmaster

ISBN 10: 1849546924 / ISBN 13: 9781849546928

Published by Biteback, 2014

About this Item

French Section was the largest division of the Special Operations Executive spy operation during the Second World War, running over 80 resistance groups. At its head was Maurice Buckmaster, who had built up a prodigious knowledge of the country while working there before the war. This edition of his classic 1958 memoir contains a new introduction assessing criticism of Buckmaster in recent years and putting his contribution to the war into context.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: They Fought Alone
• Publisher: Biteback
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849546924
• ISBN 13: 9781849546928
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

French Section was the largest division of the Special Operations Executive spy operation during the Second World War, running over 80 resistance groups. At its head was Maurice Buckmaster, who had built up a prodigious knowledge of the country while working there before the war. This edition of his classic 1958 memoir contains a new introduction assessing criticism of Buckmaster in recent years and putting his contribution to the war into context.

About the Author

Colonel Maurice James Buckmaster OBE was the leader of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He died in 1992. They Fought Alone, his memoir of his time as Head of "F" Section, was originally published in 1958.