Secret Flotillas Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany, 1940-44 |
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Author:
| Richards, Brook |
ISBN: | 978-1-78303-570-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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Imprint: | Pen & Sword Maritime |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These "secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France, and ferried Allied evaders and escapees. This activity was crucial to the SIS (Se
As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These "secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France, and ferried Allied evaders and escapees. This activity was crucial to the SIS (Se