Behind the Lines - The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Russell Miller Klappentext Prepared for any situation from averting interrogation through suicide to derailing a train with nothing but an overcoat-and supplied with such useful items as expertly forged documents, exploding rats, and invisible ink-the men and women of the O.S.S. and the S.O.E. were sent behind enemy lines to cause mayhem, often alone, with an average life expectancy of six weeks. These are their stories in their own words. Zusammenfassung Prepared for any situation from averting interrogation through suicide to derailing a train with nothing but an overcoat—and supplied with such useful items as expertly forged documents, exploding rats, and invisible ink—the men and women of the O.S.S. and the S.O.E. were sent behind enemy lines to cause mayhem, often alone, with an average life expectancy of six weeks. These are their stories in their own words.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Russell Miller
• Verlag: Berkley Publishing Group
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 03.02.2004
• EAN: 9780451211125
• ISBN: 978-0-451-21112-5
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges