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Cover; Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GLOSSARY; PROLOGUE: Eisenhower's Dilemma; 1: Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs; 2: Enter the Americans; 3: Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance; UNIFYING THE INTERIOR GROUPS AND LINKING THEM WITH THE FREE FRENCH; 4: North African Rehearsal; OVERLORD AND ALLIED PLANNING TO USE THE RESISTANCE; ALLIED SPECIAL FORCE PLANNING WITH THE FORCES FRANÇAISES DE L'INTÉRIEUR; MILTON HALL AND THE JEDBURGH PREPARATIONS |
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AIR SPECIAL OPERATIONS PICKS UP THE PACE5: The Politics Running into D-Day; 6: The Struggle for Control; TEAM HUGH; ORGANIZING THE RÉSISTANCE IN THE MORVAN; TEAMS IAN AND ANDY; SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE ; DE FACTO RECOGNITION; CONCLUSION; 7: The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French; TEAM GILES DEPLOYS; GENERAL KOENIG TAKES OVER GUERRILLA WARFARE IN FRANCE; TEAM GEORGE EVADES AND ATTEMPTS TO REORGANIZE THE LOIRE-INFERIEURE; BRITTANY CONCLUSION; 8: Setting the Trap; SETTING THE TRAP: CONVENTIONAL FORCES AND COORDINATING WITH THE MAQUIS; THE LIBÉRATION IN R5 |
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9: The Fog of War in Eastern FranceCAPTURING PARIS AND SUPPORTING THE 12TH ARMY GROUP; THE FINAL PUSH-THE JEDBURGHS RUSH IN; GERMAN COUNTERINSURGENCY AND THE TRAGEDY OF TEAM JACOB; CONCLUSION; CONCLUSION: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory; APPENDIX 1: French Resistance Leaders; APPENDIX 2: Jedburgh Teams; NOTES; Prologue: Eisenhower's Dilemma; Chapter 1: Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs; Chapter 2: Enter the Americans; Chapter 3: Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance; Chapter 4: North African Rehearsal; Chapter 5: The Politics Running into D-Day |
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Chapter 6: The Struggle for ControlChapter 7: The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French; Chapter 8: Setting the Trap; Chapter 9: The Fog of War in Eastern France; Conclusion: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SOURCES; Archival; United States; United Kingdom; France; Germany; Private Collections; Interviews with Author; Correspondence; Unpublished Works; Published Works; Unpublished Memoirs; Microfilm; SECONDARY; Scholarly Journals; Published Books; Newspapers and Magazines; Unpublished Works; INDEX |
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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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- France
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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Guerrillas -- France -- History -- 20th century
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Special forces (Military science) -- France -- History -- 20th century
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Special operations (Military science) -- France -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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Guerrillas
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Military campaigns
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Secret service
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Special forces (Military science)
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Special operations (Military science)
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War -- Underground movements
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France
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History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015014744 |
| ISBN |
9780199942091 |
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0199942099 |
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