Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War

Beavan, Colin

ISBN 10: 0670037621 / ISBN 13: 9780670037629

Published by Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2006

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RARE Advance Reading Copy-Uncorrected Proof-Not For Sale. There is no Edition or Printing information but since this is an ARC and its the 1st thing a publisher prints it has to be a 1st on both counts. New copy. Never read. Trade paperback format. BEAUTIFUL copy of Book & Cover. COLLECTOR'S COPY.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War
• Publisher: Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670037621
• ISBN 13: 9780670037629
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

Documents a secret partnership between Allied soldiers and the French Resistance through which they waged an effective guerilla campaign against Germany, in an account that describes in dramatic detail their efforts to train liberator fighters, dodge Gestapo spies, provide cover to invading Allied forces, and capture German transports throughout France. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Colin Beavan is the author of Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science. He has written for Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, MenÂ’s Journal, and Wired.