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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Bibliographic Details

Title: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's ...

Publisher: Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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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, MenĀ’s Journal, and Wired.