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No Bridges Blown
eBook - With the OSS Jedburghs in Nazi-Occupied France
ISBN/EAN: 9780268108007
Umbreit-Nr.: 3208438
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 350 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 30.04.2020
Auflage: 1/2020
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- Rita arriva dalla campagna romana per recarsi a casa di Signori. Ragazza di campagna poco educata, Rita dovrà studiare per riuscire ad essere la domestica che desiderano i suoi nuovi padroni. Diciannove regole tutte per lei, scritte su misura. Sono quelle che potrete leggere in questo compendio "Regole per una ragazza ben educata".
- Kurztext
- A rediscovered classic of military history back in print for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War IIWhen William B. Dreux parachuted into France in 1944, the OSS infantry officer had cinematic visions of blood-and-guts heroics, of leading the French Maquis resistance forces in daring missions to blow up key bridges and delay the German advance.This isn't the glamorized screen-ready account he expected; this is the real story. Dreux's three-man OSS team landed behind enemy lines in France, in uniform, far from the targeted bridges. No Bridges Blown is a story of mistakes, failures, and survival, a story of volunteers and countrymen working together in the French countryside. The only book written by one of the Jedburghs about his wartime experiences, Dreux brings the history of World War II to life with stories of real people amidst a small section of the fighting in France. These people had reckless courage, little training, and faced impossible odds. This story will resonate with veterans and everyday citizens alike and it brings to life the realities of war on the ground in Nazi-occupied France.