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

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Synopsis

A thrilling account of one of the most important covert operations of World War II. In 1943, less than a year before D-Day, nearly three hundred American, British, and French soldiers, shadow warriors, parachuted deep behind enemy lines in France as part of the covert Operation Jedburgh. Working with the beleaguered French Resistance, the Jeds launched a stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against the Germans in preparation for the Normandy invasion.

Colin Beavan, whose grandfather helped direct Operation Jedburgh for the Office of Strategic Services, draws on scores of interviews with the surviving Jeds and their families to tell the thrilling story of the rowdy daredevils who carried out America's first special forces missions, forever changing the way Americans wage war.

Copyright:
2006

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ISBN-13:
9781440679506
Related ISBNs:
9780143112020
Publisher:
Penguin Group US
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Copyrighted By:
Colin Beavan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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