Benjamin F Jones

Eisenhower's Guerrillas

The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The story of the Jedburghs ¿ WWII-era reconnaissance and intelligence teams, consisting of OSS, British Special Operations, and Free French operatives ¿ that worked behind enemy lines to strengthen the Allies' position in Northern France before, during, and after the Normandy Invasion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9780199942084
• ISBN-10: 0199942080
• Artikelnr.: 43284671

Autorenporträt

Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Jones is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Dakota State University. Until January 2012, he served on the staff of the Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Eisenhower's Dilemma
Chapter One The Design of the Jedburghs
Chapter Two Enter the Americans
Chapter Three Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance
Chapter Four North African Rehearsal
Chapter Five The Politics Running into D-Day
Chapter Six The Struggle for Control
Chapter Seven The Battle for Brittany and the resolution of the FFI within SHAEF
Chapter Eight The fog of war in eastern France
Chapter Nine Setting the Trap
Conclusion The meaning of the Jedburghs in history and memory