Lonely Courage : Spies and Covert Warfare Behind Enemy Lines in France, 1940-44

by Southworth, Samuel A.

• ISBN13: 9780425229880
• ISBN10: 0425229882
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-30
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

The gripping account of the spies and secret warriors of World War II who put their lives on the line--behind the lines-in Occupied France.In 1940, the Nazi war machine appeared unstoppable. To beat the Germans, the Allies would need to rethink the rules of engagement. In Britain, the SOE (Special Operations Executive) conceived and directed a campaign of covert warfare against the Nazis in Occupied France. Dropping men and women with a background in French language and culture-and a crash course in espionage-behind enemy lines with no more than forged papers, a bulky radio set, and their own wits and courage, the Allies sought to turn the tide of the war, one secret warrior at a time.From codes to cyanide pills, secret escape routes to organizing the Resistance, brave patriots to double agents and traitors, Lonely Courage is the gripping account of a handful of men and women who made a historic difference in the course of World War II, undermining the German grip on Europe and paving the way for D-Day-while virtually inventing the modern era of spies and covert warfare.