COLONEL HENRI'S STORY. War Memoirs of Hugo Bleicher Former German Secret Agent

BLEICHER, Hugo;

Published by Published by William Kimber, London, 1954

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First Edition. 8vo. pp.200 plus 8pages publishers ads. Original orange cloth hardcover which is marked and bumped at head & foot of spine. offsetting to endpapers from dust wrappers. Original chipped dust wrapper, unclipped but the wrapper is missing small sections at top and foot of spine and small areas of the corners. There is a booksellers label on front blurb.[see photographs] Scarce. "Colonel Henri's Story" by Hugo Bleicher is a memoir recounting Bleicher's experiences as a sergeant in the German military intelligence service (Abwehr) during World War II. Bleicher, operating under the alias "Colonel Henri," was instrumental in dismantling several key resistance networks in Nazi-occupied France. His most notable successes include the capture of prominent SOE agents Odette Sansom and Peter Churchill. Bleicher's method of infiltration involved posing as a disgruntled German officer seeking to defect, which allowed him to gain the trust of resistance members and subsequently betray them. His memoir offers an inside look at the operations against the French Resistance and the SOE, though readers should approach it with caution due to its basis on Bleicher's recollections and lack of independent verification?. Seller Inventory # 195299

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Title: COLONEL HENRI'S STORY. War Memoirs of Hugo ...

Publisher: Published by William Kimber, London

Publication Date: 1954

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition