Mi9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two - Couverture rigide

Fry, Helen

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ISBN 10 : 0300233205 ISBN 13 : 9780300233209

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2020

Synopsis

A thrilling history of MI9-the WWII organisation that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines

When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped them escape: MI9. The organisation set up clandestine routes that zig-zagged across Nazi-occupied Europe, enabling soldiers and airmen to make their way home. Secret agents and resistance fighters risked their lives and those of their families to hide the men. Drawing on declassified files and eye-witness testimonies from across Europe and the United States, Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9's wartime role. Central to its success were figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell-one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. This astonishing account combines escape and evasion tales with the previously untold stories behind the establishment of MI9-and reveals how the organisation saved thousands of lives.

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À propos de l'auteur

Helen Fry is a specialist in the history of British Intelligence. She is the author of The Walls Have Ears, The London Cage, and over twenty books focusing on intelligence and POWs in World War II. She lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300233205
• ISBN 13: 9780300233209
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible