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

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

Name: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War - Paperback
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by Colin Beavan

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by Colin Beavan (Author)

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 specialforces missions--forever changing the way Americans wage war.

Author Biography

Colin Beavan is the author of Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science. He has written for Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Men's Journal, and Wired.

Number of Pages: 464

Dimensions: 1.01 x 7.76 x 5.41 IN

Publication Date: May 01, 2007

ISBN	9780143112020
Author	Colin Beavan
Publisher	Penguin Publishing Group
Genre	Biography and History
Format	Paperback
Published	May 2007
Language	ENG- English
Pages	464
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print