Kavanagh Mel Kavanagh

Hitler's Spies (eBook, ePUB)

Lena and the Prelude to Operation Sealion

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The incredible true story of the first four Nazi spies to infiltrate British soil is revealed in this WWII history. After the swift takeover of France and the Low Countries, Nazi Germany was on the crest of a wave. Only the United Kingdom stood in its way. Hitler quickly devised plans for the invasion of England, codenamed Operation Sealion. To lay the groundwork, a team of spies would be sent in advance to act as pathfinders for the incoming forces. Codenamed Operation Lena, this phase of the plan was considered a suicide mission by German military intelligence. They had only thirty days to recruit and train agents who had a less than convincing grasp of English language or customs. Hitler's Spies revels the story of the first four agents to arrive on English soil-collectively known by MI5 as "The Brussels Four." Using a wealth of primary materials, including newly declassified sources, Mel Kavanagh sheds light on one of the most audacious yet little-known operations of the Second World War, in which undertrained men were sent behind enemy lines at a time when Britain was gripped by spy paranoia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen and Sword
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526768735
• Artikelnr.: 62751897

Autorenporträt

Born in Hampshire, Mel Kavanagh spent his childhood in Surrey before joining the RAF in 1972. He comes from a family steeped with military history. His father served with the army during WWII, serving overseas. Other relations served in the Royal Navy and RAF. His grandfather was at the Battle of Jutland during WWI aged just 16. He spent many years in IT as a computer programmer and systems analyst before retraining as a teacher in 2003. _Hitler's Spies: Lena, The Prelude to Operation Sealion_ is his first work in non-fiction.