Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939-1945

During the Second World War, almost one hundred Canadians served theAllied forces by passing as locals in occupied countries. At the behestof two British secret services, these men made language and customtheir costumes. They risked their lives assisting resistance groups insabotage and ambush missions or in smuggling Allied airmen out ofoccupied territories. Quiet heroes of the war, these bold Canadianshelped to make the brutal and unrelenting warfare of the underground apotent...
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During the Second World War, almost one hundred Canadians served theAllied forces by passing as locals in occupied countries. At the behestof two British secret services, these men made language and customtheir costumes. They risked their lives assisting resistance groups insabotage and ambush missions or in smuggling Allied airmen out ofoccupied territories. Quiet heroes of the war, these bold Canadianshelped to make the brutal and unrelenting warfare of the underground apotent weapon in the Allied arsenal. Thisnbsp;isnbsp;a study ofunstinting personal courage in the face of overwhelming odds.